What do you see in the above painting? A tiger. That’s right. It is a portrait of a tiger. Do you also see bamboo leaves, grass and rocks? Are these items parts of the overall picture? Yes, they are. Are they the focus of the picture? No, they are not.
How about the Bible? Do you know that the Bible portraits a Person (John 5:39)? Many Bible readers have missed the focus (John 5:40). The Bible also portraits His purpose and His plan (Matthew 6:9-10, 16:18, Ephesians 1:10, 22)
The genuine gospel is this Person (Romans 1:2-4). Any so-called gospel apart from this Person is not gospel (Galatians 1:6-7).
A proper baptism joins us to this Person (Romans 6:3-5). Many Christians are carried away by how a baptism should be done. How a baptism should be done is NOT the focus. The focus is to be baptized into His Person through His death and His resurrection.
Do you know that Ephesians 5:22 is just a background? The focus is 5:32. Christ is the Head. He needs a counterpart to be His expression and His satisfaction (Genesis 1:26).
Many Christ-seekers pay much attention to the great tribulation. Well, it is also a background item. The focus is our loving the Lord. Through our giving ourselves to the Lord we are growing and are being built up in the Body of Christ. Forget about the great tribulation. Give yourself to the Lord and to the Body.
(Romans 12:1-5, 14:17, 16:24)
Christians, read Acts 2:4, Ephesians 4:1-16, 1 John 1:3, 1 Timothy 1:3-4. Don’t be carried away by background items or man-made systems / traditions (Ephesians 4:14).
Christians, read Acts 2:4, Ephesians 4:1-16, 1 John 1:3, 1 Timothy 1:3-4. Don’t be carried away by background items or man-made systems / traditions (Ephesians 4:14).
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