The Father is Leading Many Sons into the Glory of New Jerusalem 42-1-3

John 1:12-13— “…children of God…who were begotten not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.”
First John 5:11b-12a— “God gave to us eternal life and this life is in His Son. He who has the Son has the life.”
“The life” indicates that in God’s view only His life, the eternal life, is really life. In contrast, 1 Peter 1:24 declares about human life, “all flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flower of grass. The grass has withered, and the flower has fallen off.”

To say that we have been born of God and that we have the life of God and the nature of God is a divine, scriptural fact (John 1:13; 1 John 5:11-12; 2 Pet. 1:4). Since we all were born of a man, this makes us a man….In like manner, the fact that we have been born of God means that we have God’s life and God’s nature and that we are the sons of God.*

The New Testament often has the word “Father” and often speaks of us as “children of God” or “sons of God.” These terms indicate a life relationship. By this life God is “leading many sons into glory” (Heb. 2:10). This life is eternal so this relationship is eternal and is the essence of New Jerusalem.

* From chapter 42, Witness Lee, God’s New Testament Economy, published by Living Stream Ministry, © Witness Lee, 1986

Bible verses quoted in these posts are from The Holy Bible, Recovery Version, published and © by Living Stream Ministry, Anaheim CA, 2003. The text of this Bible is at text.recoveryversion.bible; this too is © by LSM

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Posted by Don on October 2, 2023

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