極大的奧秘 - 基督與教會

Why do we still need the Spirit of Jesus in addition to the Holy Spirit?

Luke 1:35 "The angel answered and said to her, 'The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; and for that reason the holy Child shall be called the Son of God.'"

Acts 16:7 "and after they came to Mysia, they were trying to go into Bithynia, and the Spirit of Jesus did not permit them."

"The Two Aspects of the Efficacy of Christ's Precious Blood as Seen from God's Own Blood and the Blood of Jesus, the Son of God"

1 Peter 1:18-19 "Knowing that you were redeemed not with corruptible things, with silver or gold, from your vain manner of life handed down from your fathers, but with precious blood, as of a Lamb without blemish and without spot, the blood of Christ."

Colossians 1:20 "And through Him to reconcile all things to Himself, having made peace through the blood of His cross - through Him, whether the things on the earth or the things in the heavens."

Revelation 1:5 "And from Jesus Christ, the faithful Witness, the Firstborn of the dead, and the Ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood."

The Blood of God Himself vs. The Blood of Jesus, the Son of God

John 1:1,14 "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. ... And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth."

Luke 2:11 "For today in the city of David there has been born for you a Savior, who is Christ the Lord."

1 John 1:7 "But if we walk in the light as He Himself is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin."

"The Triune God—Father, Son, and Spirit—Are Closely Associated with the Pouring Out of the Spirit"

Mark 16:19 "After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, he was taken up into heaven and he sat at the right hand of God."

Acts 1:9-11 "After he said this, he was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight. They were looking intently up into the sky as he was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them..."

Father God as the Source of Our Life (Internal) VS Father God as the Source of Our Living (All Things, External)

John 1:12-13 "But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God."

1 John 3:1 "See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are."

Romans 11:36 "For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be glory forever. Amen."

From the Perspective of Life: The Father's House, the Church, is in God the Father"

John 14:2 "In my Father's house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you?"

John 14:20 "In that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you."

1 Thessalonians 1:1 "Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace."

In the Father's House VS Living in the Father's House

John 14:2 "In My Father's house are many dwelling places; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you."

John 14:3 "If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself, that where I am, there you may be also."

John 14:23 "Jesus answered and said to him, 'If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our abode with him.'"

The Lord goes to prepare a place for us VS He comes again to receive us to Himself

John 14:3 "And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also."

John 14:20 "At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you."

Many Dwellings in the Father's House VS Many Members in the Body of Christ

John 14:2 "In My Father's house are many dwelling places"

1 Corinthians 12:27 "Now you are the Body of Christ, and members individually"

Position in God vs. Position in the Body of Christ

John 14:2-3 "My Father's house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am."

Romans 12:4-5 "For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others."

1 Corinthians 3:16-17 "Don't you know that you yourselves are God's temple and that God's Spirit dwells in your midst? If anyone destroys God's temple, God will destroy that person; for God's temple is sacred, and you together are that temple."

Position in God vs. Position in the Body of Christ

John 14:2-3 "My Father's house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am."

Romans 12:4-5 "For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others."

1 Corinthians 3:16-17 "Don't you know that you yourselves are God's temple and that God's Spirit dwells in your midst? If anyone destroys God's temple, God will destroy that person; for God's temple is sacred, and you together are that temple."

Believing into God VS Believing into the Lord VS Believing into Christ

John 15:4-5 "Remain in me, as I also remain in you. ... If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit."

"Entering Glory VS Seeing Glory VS Reflecting Glory VS Arriving at Glory VS Receiving Glory"

Heb 2:10 "In bringing many sons to glory"

1 Pet 5:10 "called you to his eternal glory"

2 Cor 3:18 "We, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord's glory"

What is the intrinsic relationship between God's glory and God's economy?

Heb 2:10 "In bringing many sons to glory, it was fitting that God, for whom and through whom everything exists, should make the author of their salvation perfect through suffering"

1 Cor 2:7 "God's wisdom, a mystery that has been hidden and that God destined for our glory before time began"

Compound Anointing Oil and God's heart's desire, will, Economy

Exo 30:24 "And of olive oil a hin"

Exo 30:23 "Take also for yourself the finest of spices: of flowing myrrh five hundred shekels"

Exo 30:23 "and of fragrant cinnamon half as much, two hundred and fifty"

Compound Anointing Oil and the Mingling of God and Man

Exo 30:24 "And of olive oil a hin"

Exo 30:23 "Take also for yourself the finest of spices: of flowing myrrh five hundred shekels"

Exo 30:23 "and of fragrant cinnamon half as much, two hundred and fifty"

Why Must the Saints See the Revealed Truth of Christ's Resurrection?

John 11:25 "Jesus said to her, 'I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live.'"

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."

Colossians 1:18 "And He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence."

Christ as the Word in History VS Christ as the Spirit in History

John 1:1 "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God."

John 7:37-39 "On the last day of the feast, the great day, Jesus stood up and proclaimed, 'If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink. He who believes in me, as the scripture has said, "Out of his heart shall flow rivers of living water."' Now this he said about the Spirit, which those who believed in him were to receive; for as yet the Spirit had not been given, because Jesus was not yet glorified."

Our Withered Rods VS Aaron's Budding Rod

Numbers 17:1-4 "The Lord said to Moses, 'Speak to the Israelites and get twelve staffs from them, one from the leader of each of their ancestral tribes... Place them in the tent of meeting in front of the ark of the covenant law...'"

Numbers 17:8 "The next day Moses entered the tent and saw that Aaron's staff, which represented the tribe of Levi, had not only sprouted but had budded, blossomed and produced almonds."

2 Corinthians 3:5 "Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim anything for ourselves, but our competence comes from God."

Functions and Effects of the Spirit

John 7:38 He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.

John 7:39 But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.