Treasure Chest

“I want nothing for myself; I want everything for the Lord.” These words of Watchman Nee can be regarded as the motto of his life and ministry. The Local Church movement which he founded also spread overseas, especially after the establishment of the Communist regime in 1949. Through his itinerant preaching and voluminous literature work,…

We continue our theme of Jesus Christ as our perfect example. Jesus not only exemplified the ideal standards of motive, words and deeds, He also exemplified the dynamic of HOW God intends for His people to live. As Ian Thomas has written, “Now if it is true that he Lord Jesus Christ will live His…

“I am crucified with Christ.” Galatians 2:20 Positionally Identified The Lord Jesus Christ acted in what he did as a great public representative person, and his dying upon the cross was the virtual dying of all his people. [“For the love of Christ controls us, having concluded this, that one died for all, therefore all…

“Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us” (Romans 8:37). We go to Christ for forgiveness, and then too often look to the law for power to fight our sins. Paul thus rebukes us, “O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you that you should not obey the truth,…