1. The intrinsic significance of the training subject "experiencing, enjoying, and expressing Christ" is twofold:
a. It is the heart of the divine revelation and the central thought of God's eternal economy.b. Our experience and enjoyment of Christ is for the corporate expression of Christ as the organic Body of Christ, consummating in the New Jerusalem.
2. Believers should forget the things which are behind and stretch forward to the things before, pursuing the vast, unexplored territory of Christ.
3. Paul's goal was the fullest enjoyment and gaining of Christ, with the prize being the uttermost enjoyment of Christ in the Millennial Kingdom.
4. Christ is presented in various aspects in the book of Matthew:
- a. The great light
- b. The one who has authority
- c. The physician
- d. The bridegroom
- e. The unformed cloth
- f. The new wine
6. Among the church people, the new garment, the new wine, and the new wineskin have all been recovered, with the church (the wineskin) being God's ultimate goal.
7. Emphasizes the importance of understanding the intrinsic significance of the training subject and the various aspects of Christ presented in the book of Matthew.
Q1: What is the intrinsic significance of the overall
subject of the training on experiencing, enjoying, and expressing Christ?
A1: The intrinsic significance of the training subject is
twofold:
- 1) It is the heart of the divine revelation and the central thought of God's eternal economy.
- 2) Our experience and enjoyment of Christ is for the corporate expression of Christ as the organic Body of Christ, consummating in the New Jerusalem as the ultimate expression of Christ.
Q2: What did the centurion recognize about the Lord's
authority, and how did it relate to his own authority?
A2: The centurion recognized that the Lord was a man under
authority. Since the centurion himself was a man under authority, he had the
authority to command those under him. He understood that to reign, one must
first submit to the reigning of those over them.
Q3: What happened when man rebelled against God's
authority in the beginning?
A3: When man fell and rebelled against God, unwilling to
submit to His authority, man lost the authority of God. As a result, all the
creatures under man were no longer in subjection to man's authority, leading to
a fallen universe full of rebelliousness and insubordination.
Q4: What have been recovered among the church people, and
what is the significance of the new wineskin?
A4: Among the church people, the new garment, the new wine,
and the new wineskin have all been recovered. The new wineskin is the church
life that contains Christ as the new wine. The church, as the wineskin, is
God's ultimate goal.
Q5: What does it mean that Christ is the body composed of
many members who are filled with Him?
A5: Christ is the body composed of many members who are
filled with Him. This refers to the church as the new wineskin, which is the
corporate expression of Christ. The church life contains Christ as the new
wine.