“The strongest person is not the one who is able to do something, but the one who is able not to do what he has the power to do. This self-denial is the unique way to usher in God's kingdom and to realize the kingdom life.”
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“Because God is the source of life, He recovers the oneness of the universe by entering into man to be man’s life.”
― Aspects of the Christian Life and Church Life Seen in the New Jerusalem
― Aspects of the Christian Life and Church Life Seen in the New Jerusalem
“The tree of life is the center of the universe. According to the purpose of God, the earth is the center of the universe, the garden of Eden is the center of the earth, and the tree of life is the center of the garden of Eden. We must realize that the whole universe is centered on this tree of life: nothing is more central and crucial to both God and man than this tree. It is very meaningful to see man in the garden standing before the tree of life.”
― Life-Study of Genesis
― Life-Study of Genesis
“The purpose of God’s calling...is not to give His people a little enjoyment of the animal life and the vegetable life in Egypt; it is to bring them into a spacious land flowing with milk and honey.”
― Crystallization-study of Exodus: Volume One
― Crystallization-study of Exodus: Volume One
“The will of God for us is that we know the all-inclusive Christ, experience Him, and live Him as our life. To know Christ in this way is to have the full knowledge of God's will.”
― Life-Study of Colossians, Vol. 2
― Life-Study of Colossians, Vol. 2
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