Before the atoning grace of the Lord’s cross, we were partaker of the flesh and blood. However, through the Lord’s death and resurrection, we were transferred into Christ. Therefore, we have become partaker of the heavenly calling.
Our Lord Jesus Christ died for our sins and was raised from the dead for our righteousness. He ascended to heaven and sent the Counselor, the Spirit of Truth, within us. The Spirit of Truth becomes the Christ Anointing within us. Christ, the Son, dwells within us through the Holy Spirit. Christ dwells within us as the Spirit of life, always like a spring of water.
Therefore, we are the temple of the Holy Spirit. We are the body in which the Holy Spirit dwells. Our Lord Jesus Christ, the owner of the temple, dwells within us.
He is the Creator, the King of Kings, the King of Peace, and the King of Righteousness.
The King of Righteousness dwells within us through the Holy Spirit.
Thus, Romans 8 states that if the Spirit of Christ dwells within us, the body is dead because of sin, but the spirit is alive because of righteousness. Do you hear and believe the Word of God?
If your heart becomes hardened by an evil heart of unbelief when you hear the Word of God, you cannot enter into the rest of Christ.
The Bible says that there are many Antichrists in the world.
Even though it is said that the Spirit of Christ is within them through the Spirit of truth, they are against God with unbelief. They are Antichrists.
We are holy brothers who have been called to heaven through the grace of the Lord's atonement, rather than those who partaker of flesh and blood; we are temples of the Holy Spirit and partaker of Christ.
Through faith accompanied by baptism, we have become one with Christ in the Holy Spirit.
The death of Christ is my death, the burial of Christ is my burial, the resurrection of Christ is my resurrection, the life of Christ is my life, and the Father of Christ is our Father; his the Kingdom is my Kingdom.
Luke 17:21 says that the Kingdom of God is within you,
and Romans 14:17 says that the Kingdom of Heaven is righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
Do you hear and believe that you are the temple of the Holy Spirit? This is obedience. When hearing the word of Christ, do not harden your heart; instead, receive and believe.
Faith is also a gift; it is a gift given to the elect.
In Romans chapter 1, the gospel of Christ is the power of God to salvation to every one that believes.
Within this gospel of Christ, the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith. Therefore, we must hear the gospel of Christ.
Only then do we know that we are partaker of Christ and keep that promise. As the born again, the living, we hold fast to Christ, our Savior, within us.
It is holding fast to Christ the head.
Through Christ the head , the anointing flows throughout the entire body.
After the Holy Spirit comes, the river of the living water of the Holy Spirit flows down within us.
Because of this, our souls enjoy true satisfaction, and we come to confess that God's love flows like a river within us.
Hallelujah!
We must feed on and experience the word of righteousness.
We must approach the throne of grace.
Only then do we obtain mercy and grace from God. Just as the prodigal son returns to his father's house after wandering wildly in the world, we too must come into God the Father in heaven.
Therein lies rest, peace, and joy. There is the joy of the Kingdom of God.
It is only natural for a son to enter his father's house.
Not entering is an act of disobedience.
Therefore, the gates of heaven was open, the seals of the book are broken, and those born again by the Holy Spirit enter the Kingdom of God and see the glory of God.
Salvation begins with being born again—becoming one who has died and is now alive.
Like Jesus Christ, the source of eternal salvation, we must call upon the name of the Lord with prayer, supplication, and tears for salvation from death.
David, too, wept until his bed rotted to be saved from death and grave.
Only by denying myself, taking up my cross, and following the Lord can I obtain his Spirit and life. I must accept that the affection and lusts within me have been nailed to the cross and cling to our Lord. Only then will Christ, the Spirit of life, reveal himself within us. At that time, the Lord bears my weaknesses and diseases within me.
In 2 Corinthians chapter 4, it says that if I bear the Lord’s death, His life will be manifested in my body and in my mortal body.
Amen, Hallelujah.
When truth springs up within me, righteousness come down from heaven, there is peace with God within us, and the glory of God is manifested within us.
The joy of the Lord is full in us.
Glory, glory, Hallelujah, glory, glory, Hallelujah.
Glory, glory, Hallelujah, glory, glory, Hallelujah.
We have victory.
Do not forget that we are partaker of Christ.
Through the baptism of the Holy Spirit, we have been united with Christ.
We are one body, one spirit, and one bread.
We must deeply contemplate Jesus, the Apostle and High Priest of our faith.
Therefore, having heard the word of Christ, we must approach the throne of grace every day as those who have lived from the dead, and receive God’s mercy and grace to help in due time.
It is said that those who gain strength from the Lord and have the highway to Zion through him are blessed.
Are you blessed?
The Kingdom of God belongs to the blessed.
Written by SOOKYUNG CHUNG