極大的奧秘 - 基督與教會

In Christ vs Abiding in Christ

2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.

John 15:4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, so neither can you, unless you abide in me.

John 15:5 I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in me and I in him, it is he who bears much fruit; for without me you can do nothing.

Basic Truths of God's New Testament Economy

Galatians 2:20: "I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me"

Philippians 1:21: "For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain"

Christ Being Formed in Us VS Our Becoming Mature Sons

"I am again in travail until Christ is formed in you." (Gal. 4:19)

"For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus." (Gal. 3:26)

"And if you are of Christ, then you are Abraham's seed, heirs according to promise." (Gal. 3:29)

The Seven Aspects of Letting Christ Be Formed in Us (Growth, Saturation, Making Home, Possession, Mingling, Constitution, Renewing)

Galatians 4:19: "My children, with whom I am again in labor until Christ is formed in you."

Ephesians 4:13-16: "Until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the full knowledge of the Son of God, to a full-grown man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ, .... But holding true in love, we may grow up in all things into him who is the head, even Christ, out of whom the whole body, being joined and knit together by every joint of the rich supply and by the operation of each part according to its measure, makes the growth of the body unto the building up of itself in love."

2 Corinthians 3:18: "But we all with unveiled face, beholding and reflecting like a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, even as from the Lord Spirit."

"Formation" in Galatians 4:19 versus "Image" in 2 Corinthians 3:18

Galatians 4:19 - "My little children, for whom I am again in the pains of childbirth until Christ is formed in you."

2 Corinthians 3:18 - "But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another, just as by the Lord, who is the Spirit."

Christ Being Formed in Believers VS Believers Being Constituted with Christ

Gal 4:19 "My children, for whom I am again in the pains of childbirth until Christ is formed in you"

Gal 2:20 "It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me"

Let Christ Be Formed in Us VS. The Inner Parts of Our Whole Being

Galatians 4:19 My little children, for you I am again in the pains of childbirth until Christ is formed in you.

Ephesians 3:17a That Christ may make His home in your hearts through faith.

Col 1:27 To them God wanted to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: Christ in you, the hope of glory;

Property VS Inheritance

Joshua 17:4 "They came to Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the leaders and said, 'The Lord commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our relatives.' So Joshua gave them an inheritance among their uncles, in accordance with the Lord's command."

Ephesians 1:11 "In him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will."

The Four Elements Generated by the All-inclusive Death of the Triune God

John 20:17 "Jesus said to her, 'Do not cling to Me, for I have not yet ascended to My Father; but go to My brethren and say to them, "I am ascending to My Father and your Father, and to My God and your God."'"

Matthew 28:10 "Then Jesus said to them, 'Do not be afraid. Go and tell My brethren to go to Galilee, and there they will see Me.'"

Romans 8:29 "For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren."

Five Essential Aspects of Christian Life Today

2 Cor 12:9 "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness."

1 Thess 5:10 "He died for us so that, whether we are awake or asleep, we may live together with him."

Rom 8:4-6 "Who do not live according to the flesh but according to the Spirit...The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace."

Comparison of Trinity Blessings

The Blessing in 2 Corinthians 13:14 VS The Blessing in Numbers 6:24-26 VS The Revelation of the Triune God in Psalm 36:8-9

2 Corinthians 13:14 “The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. 』

Numbers 6:24-26 "The LORD bless you and keep you. The LORD make His face shine upon you and be gracious to you. The LORD lift up His countenance toward you and give you peace. 』

"The Heavenly Ladder vs. Heaven's Gate vs. The Throne of Grace in Heaven"

- Gen 28:12 A ladder set up on earth, reaching to heaven

- Gen 28:17 How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven

- Heb 4:16 Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace

The Anointing of the Spirit, the Sealing of the Spirit, and the Pledge of the Spirit

1 John 2:20, 27 "You have received an anointing from the Holy One, and you know all things... This anointing will teach you all things"

2 Corinthians 1:22 "Who hath sealed us, and given the Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee"

Ephesians 1:13 "After you heard the word of truth...you were marked in it with a seal, the Holy Spirit of promise"

"The Spirit Who Liberates vs. The Transforming Spirit vs. The Transmitting Spirit"

Galatians 5:1: "For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery."

2 Corinthians 3:17: "Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom."

John 4:14: "... but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life."

The Spirit of Writing VS The Spirit of Life VS The Spirit of Ministry

• 2 Cor 3:6 "Who has also made us sufficient as ministers of a new covenant, ministers not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life."

• 2 Cor 3:8 "How shall the ministry of the Spirit not be more in glory?"

• Phil 1:25 "And being confident of this, I know that I will remain and continue with you all for your progress and joy of the faith."

Anointing Spirit VS Sealing Spirit VS Pledging Spirit

2 Cor 1:21 "Now He who establishes us with you in Christ and has anointed us is God"

2 Cor 1:22 "who also sealed us and gave us the Spirit as a pledge in our hearts"

施膏的靈 VS 蓋印的靈 VS 作質的靈

約壹2:20, 27 "你們從那聖者受了恩膏，並且知道一切的事⋯⋯這恩膏要將一切的事教訓你們"

林後1:22 "祂既印了我們，又賜那靈在我們心裡作質"

How to Experience Christ as the All-inclusive Spirit in 2 Corinthians

2 Cor 1:21 "Now He who establishes us with you in Christ and has anointed us is God"

2 Cor 1:22 "given us the Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee"

"Christ as the Image of God VS The Face of Jesus Christ (God)"

2 Cor 4:3-4 "If our gospel is veiled...Christ who is the image of God."

Col 1:15 "He is the image of the invisible God..."

2 Cor 2:10 "...I have forgiven in the sight of Christ..."

Biblical and Entropy Principle Analysis of Believers as Vessels

Topic: From the Perspective of Biblical and Entropy Principles: Why Does God Only Require Us to Be an Open Vessel to Eat and Drink Christ as Spiritual Food and Water?

"But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us." (2 Cor 4:7)

"Jesus said to them, I am the bread of life: he that comes to me shall never hunger; and he that believes on me shall never thirst." (John 6:35)