WEEK 7 — DAY 4
Morning Nourishment
Rom 1:3-4 "Concerning His Son, who came out of the seed of David according to the flesh, who was designated the Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness out of the resurrection of the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord."
8:29 "Because those whom He foreknew, He also predestinated to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the Firstborn among many brothers."
As the Body of Christ, the church needs Christ as its life; as the new man,the church needs Christ as its person (Col. 3:4; Eph. 3:17a). The new man is the corporate God-man, with Christ—the firstborn Son—as the Head, and the believers—the many sons of God—as the Body. We need to live the life of a God-man for the new man as the corporate God-man. (The Conclusion of the New Testament, p. 3615)
Today's Reading
Just as there are new words to describe new developments in human culture, so we need new terms and expressions to describe matters in our spiritual culture. God-man kind is such an expression. In Christ God and man have become one entity, the God-man. In God's creation there was no mankind; there was only man as God's kind. It was through man's fall that mankind came into existence. Eventually God became a man to have a mass reproduction of Himself and thereby to produce a new kind. This new kind is neither God's kind nor mankind—it is God-man kind. Today as believers in Christ, we are God-man kind; we are God-men. (Life-study of 1 & 2 Chronicles, p. 24)
Although we cannot find the term the God-men in the Bible, the fact,the reality, of the God-men is in the Bible. Initially, the Bible speaks of the God-man. Today this God-man has become the God-men. The God-man is Jesus Christ, who is God incarnated to be a man. As such a One, He is the God-man. Furthermore, He is the model God-man, the prototype for the producing of many God-men (Rom. 1:3-4; 8:29), including all the dear saints throughout the world. Regardless of our nationality, and regardless of whether we are male or female, young or old, we all must believe that we are God-men. We are all God-men, and each one of us is a God-man. (The Godmen,p. 10)
Two thousand years after Abraham, the choosing God became a man.This God-man, through His death and resurrection, has made a mass reproduction of Himself. He as the one grain became many grains (John 12:24). The many grains are ground into fine flour and blended together to become one loaf (1 Cor. 10:17). The Lord Jesus as the only begotten Son of God was the one grain, and He made us the many grains, His many “twins,”His many brothers (Rom. 8:29), to be blended into one loaf, one Body.Among us there is no difference in nationality, race, or social rank (Col. 3:11).We are a new kind, “God-man kind.”
Do you know what God wants today? We may say that He wants Christians and believers in Christ. Actually, what God wants is not merely Christians or even believers in Christ; He wants a big group of God-men.(Life-study of 1 & 2 Chronicles, pp. 24-25)
We must not forget that we are God-men belonging to God's species. As God-men born of God and belonging to God's species, we cannot speak to our spouse in a loose way. A husband must be a God-man, living as a God-man.To be merely a good man is far away from God's good pleasure. We need to see that we are God-men, born of God and belonging to God's species.
God loves you. God has a good pleasure to make you the same as He is. He is God, so you must be God also. A God-man living is God living. This kind of teaching is much higher than the teaching concerning how to be holy or victorious....How can you be holy? You can be holy by living a God-man life.How can you be victorious? It is only by living a God-man life. Never forget that you are a God-man, born of God and belonging to God's species. (The God-man Living, p. 9)
Further Reading: The Conclusion of the New Testament, msg. 358; Lifestudy of 1 & 2 Chronicles, msg. 4
Morning Nourishment
Rom 1:3-4 "Concerning His Son, who came out of the seed of David according to the flesh, who was designated the Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness out of the resurrection of the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord."
8:29 "Because those whom He foreknew, He also predestinated to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the Firstborn among many brothers."
As the Body of Christ, the church needs Christ as its life; as the new man,the church needs Christ as its person (Col. 3:4; Eph. 3:17a). The new man is the corporate God-man, with Christ—the firstborn Son—as the Head, and the believers—the many sons of God—as the Body. We need to live the life of a God-man for the new man as the corporate God-man. (The Conclusion of the New Testament, p. 3615)
Today's Reading
Just as there are new words to describe new developments in human culture, so we need new terms and expressions to describe matters in our spiritual culture. God-man kind is such an expression. In Christ God and man have become one entity, the God-man. In God's creation there was no mankind; there was only man as God's kind. It was through man's fall that mankind came into existence. Eventually God became a man to have a mass reproduction of Himself and thereby to produce a new kind. This new kind is neither God's kind nor mankind—it is God-man kind. Today as believers in Christ, we are God-man kind; we are God-men. (Life-study of 1 & 2 Chronicles, p. 24)
Although we cannot find the term the God-men in the Bible, the fact,the reality, of the God-men is in the Bible. Initially, the Bible speaks of the God-man. Today this God-man has become the God-men. The God-man is Jesus Christ, who is God incarnated to be a man. As such a One, He is the God-man. Furthermore, He is the model God-man, the prototype for the producing of many God-men (Rom. 1:3-4; 8:29), including all the dear saints throughout the world. Regardless of our nationality, and regardless of whether we are male or female, young or old, we all must believe that we are God-men. We are all God-men, and each one of us is a God-man. (The Godmen,p. 10)
Two thousand years after Abraham, the choosing God became a man.This God-man, through His death and resurrection, has made a mass reproduction of Himself. He as the one grain became many grains (John 12:24). The many grains are ground into fine flour and blended together to become one loaf (1 Cor. 10:17). The Lord Jesus as the only begotten Son of God was the one grain, and He made us the many grains, His many “twins,”His many brothers (Rom. 8:29), to be blended into one loaf, one Body.Among us there is no difference in nationality, race, or social rank (Col. 3:11).We are a new kind, “God-man kind.”
Do you know what God wants today? We may say that He wants Christians and believers in Christ. Actually, what God wants is not merely Christians or even believers in Christ; He wants a big group of God-men.(Life-study of 1 & 2 Chronicles, pp. 24-25)
We must not forget that we are God-men belonging to God's species. As God-men born of God and belonging to God's species, we cannot speak to our spouse in a loose way. A husband must be a God-man, living as a God-man.To be merely a good man is far away from God's good pleasure. We need to see that we are God-men, born of God and belonging to God's species.
God loves you. God has a good pleasure to make you the same as He is. He is God, so you must be God also. A God-man living is God living. This kind of teaching is much higher than the teaching concerning how to be holy or victorious....How can you be holy? You can be holy by living a God-man life.How can you be victorious? It is only by living a God-man life. Never forget that you are a God-man, born of God and belonging to God's species. (The God-man Living, p. 9)
Further Reading: The Conclusion of the New Testament, msg. 358; Lifestudy of 1 & 2 Chronicles, msg. 4
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