Emanna for 12/14/2019
Christ Being the Holy and Faithful Things (2)
Bible Verses
John 14:6 Jesus said to him, I am the way and the reality and the life; no one comes to the Father except through Me. 1 Cor 1:30 But of Him you are in Christ Jesus, who became wisdom to us from God: both righteousness and sanctification and redemption,
Words of Ministry
[Part 2 of 2]
What are these holy and trustworthy things? They are all the
aspects of what Christ is. According to the New Testament,
Christ is life, light, grace, righteousness, holiness,
sanctification, and justification. He is also the bread of
life and the living water. Furthermore, the holy and
trustworthy things include all the aspects of Christ unveiled
in 1 Corinthians: power, wisdom, righteousness, sanctification,
redemption, glory, the depths of God, the unique foundation of
God's building, the Passover, the unleavened bread, the
spiritual food, the spiritual drink, the spiritual rock, the
Head, the Body, the firstfruit, the second Man, and the last
Adam. We see many more aspects of Christ in the Gospel of John,
such as the Shepherd and the pasture. Oh, how much Christ is
to us as the holy and trustworthy things! As the resurrected
One, He is the firstborn Son, the Savior, and all the holy and
trustworthy things.
In the Old Testament the holy and faithful things are regarded
as mercies. Do you know what mercy is? Mercy implies both love
and grace, but it reaches further than love. Where love and
grace cannot reach, mercy can reach. All the holy and faithful
things are Christ Himself as mercies to us. Life is mercy, and
light is also a mercy. Try to count all the aspects of these
mercies. If you took the time to count them, you would have a
long list of mercies.
(c) 2007 Living Stream Ministry.
Bible verses are taken from the Recovery Version of the Bible and Words of Ministry, from Witness Lee, Life-study of Acts, pp. 323-324. Both are Published by Living Stream Ministry, Anaheim. (Repeat 4/2/01) Please visit us at www.emanna.com Comments to: comment@emanna.com.