What He is: He’s the Father

ONE CHRIST-THE UNSEARCHABLE ONE

I. Christ is the eternal and only begotten Son of God, the second of the Divine Trinity-John 1:1-2, 18; Matt. 28:19.

II. He is self-existing, ever-existing, and coinhering with the Father and the Spirit in eternity.

III. He is, with the Father and the Spirit, the only God-John 1:1; Rom. 9:5; Heb. 1:8.

IV. He is the Creator (v. 10), and all things were created through Him (John 1:3; Col. 1:16a), cohere in Him (v. 17), and will be an inheritance unto Him as the Heir (v. 16b; Heb. 1:2; Rom. 11:34-36).

V. In time He became a man through His incarnation, a God-man having both divinity and humanity as His nature-John 1:1, 14; Heb. 2:14.

VI. He is the Firstborn of all creation-Col. 1:15b.

VII. He is the effulgence of God's glory and the impress of God's substance-Heb. 1:3a.

VIII. He is the embodiment of God-Col. 2:9.

IX. He is the image of the invisible God-1:15a.

X. He lived in His humanity on the earth to express God for thirty-three and a half years-He is God manifested in the flesh-1 Tim. 3:16.

XI. He is the faithful Witness of God-Rev. 1:5.

XII. He is the tabernacle of God as God's movable dwelling place among men-John 1:14.

XIII. He is the temple of God as God's established dwelling place on earth-2:19-21. 9:43

XIV. He is the temple of God as God's established dwelling place on earth—2:19-21.

XV. He is the light of the world —8:12. [1641

XVI. He died an all-inclusive death through which He crucified Satan-the old serpent (3:14; Heb. 2:14)- sin (Rom. 8:3; John 1:29), the world (12:31), the fallen man with his flesh (Rom. 6:6; Gal. 2:20), the old creation (represented by the old fallen man), and the law with its ordinances (Rom. 10:4; Col. 2:14; Eph. 2:15) for the accomplishment of God's eternal redemption (Heb. 9:12), and released His divine life from the shell of His humanity to be dispensed into His believers (John 12:24; 3:15).

XVII. He resurrected from among the dead (Matt. 28:6-7; 1 Cor. 15:4b), and through His resurrection He in His humanity was designated to be the firstborn Son of God (Rom. 1:4; 8:29; Acts 13:33), became the life-giving Spirit (1 Cor. 15:45), and regenerated with His resurrection life all the people chosen by God before the foundation of the world (1 Pet. 1:2-3; Eph. 1:4).

XVIII. He ascended to the heavens, and in His ascension He was crowned and enthroned to be:

A. The Lord of all men and all things to rule over the whole universe-Acts 10:36.

B. Christ-the Anointed of God-to accomplish God's economy-2:36.

C. The Ruler of the kings of the earth (Rev. 1:5) to arrange the situations of the world and the environment of God's chosen people that they may be saved by Him as

D. The Savior who will be received by all His believers as their everything-Acts 5:31.

E. The Head of the church to take care of the church as His Body-Eph. 1:22-23; 5:29-30.

F. The Paraclete in heaven before God to take care of all the cases and needs of His members (1 John 2:1), and the One who is realized by His Spirit as the Paraclete in His members (John 14:16-20).

G. The heavenly Minister to minister heaven into His believers to make them the heavenly citizens-Heb. 8:2; Phil. 3:20.

H. The great High Priest in the heavens to take care of His (1651 believers' needs, intercede for them, and save them to the uttermost-Heb. 4:14-15; 7:25-27.

I. The Mediator of the new covenant, bequeathed by Him to His believers through His death, to execute it —8:6; 9:15.

J. The surety of the better covenant to be its guarantee —7:22. [166]

Prayer: Father, we worship You for Your word. Lord Jesus, we love You because You are the Word of God. We love You, and we thank You for tonight's meeting. Strengthen us in the speaking and anoint us in the listening. Grant us a real revelation in every word. Amen.

The Ten Great Critical "Ones"
for the Building Up of
the Body of Christ
Outline of Chapter 2 (LSM)

LIVING BY CHRIST,

NOT BY CULTURE

If we see that Christ is everything, we will spontaneously realize that we are nothing and nobody. In the words of Galatians 2:20 , we have been crucified with Christ, and Christ lives in us. He is the One who is patient, kind, loving, and full of life.

However, instead of living Christ, many of us unconsciously strive to improve ourselves. For example, a young brother who is about to get married may make up his mind to be an ideal husband. To do this is to live either according to our self-made culture or according to the culture we have inherited. Sometimes in conferences saints may testify that after that conference they will never be the same. Because such a statement is according to culture, a few days after the conference that person is the same as before. How easy it is to impose a cultural standard on ourselves!

The culture we impose on ourselves is actually a form of asceticism. Suppose a certain brother finds his wife difficult to bear, even though she is a dear sister in the Lord. This brother vows that, whatever the cost, he will be a good husband to his wife. He will bear with her, even if it is with gnashing of his teeth. This brother is living according to asceticism. Every time we make a decision to improve or to be different, we are living according to culture instead of according to Christ.

God’s intention is to dispense Christ into us so that He may be our life and our everything. God wants Christ to be our righteousness, holiness, humility, and patience. Since Christ is everything, there is no need for us to decide to do anything or to be anything. Instead, we should simply turn to the Lord and say, “Lord, thank You. You are my life and my everything. You are the real God and the real man. When I need love, You are love. When I need humility, You, Lord, are humility. Whatever I need, You are. ”

Life-study of Colossians

message 38 (LSM)

What He is, He’s the star, The Morning Star

He is our shining Sun who shines within us

This person is so glorious!

He’s the Father!
He’s the River!
He is the Vine tree!
He is the Shepherd!
He is the Spirit!
He is a Person!
He is the Body!

He is my God! my Lord! The Christ! The Son of the living God!

He is the one who is now executing His heavenly ministry for us before God!

If we have this realization of the Man-Savior as we contact Him, our contact with Him will be different.

He's so wonderful!

他是何: 他是圣父。
是永远永恒的圣父。
是受造之物的首生者。
是住在我心里的我是。
他是那奇妙的圣父。
他是何: 他是河流。
是浩浩荡荡的河流。
他在旷野里给我浇灌
是我隐密处； 是我磐石。
他是那奇妙的河流。
他是何: 是葡萄树
是耶西的树枝、树根。
他是生命树：我们有权(权柄)
吃他并得着他的生命。
他是奇妙的葡萄树。
他是何: 他是牧者。
是神的羔羊，公山羊。
在草场上我们安息、牧养。
我们涂宝血并吃羔羊。
他是那奇妙的牧者。
他是何: 他是圣灵。
是那包罗万有之灵。
是我们一切，在一切之内。
我们呼他名他赐生命。
他是那奇妙的圣灵。
他是何: 他是人位。
是真实而活的人位。
他此刻住在我们灵里。
这人位是如此荣耀。
他是那奇妙的人位。
他是何: 他是身体。
是神格一切的丰满。
他是圣父计划的中心。
基督与教会，同为新人。
他是何等的奇妙！
他是何等的奇妙！
他是何等的奇妙！

He is wonderful

O Lord you are the One and only Father!

I’ll Lord Jesus You are wonderful!