Experiencing Life to Live the Proper Church Life
1 Corinthians 3:10-12 "According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master builder I laid a foundation, and someone else is building upon it. Let each one take care how he builds upon it. For no one can lay a foundation other than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. Now if anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw—"
2 Corinthians 3:18 "And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit."
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Aspect |
Description |
Reason |
Explanation |
Example |
Related Scripture |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Life Experience |
Need for genuine life experience |
Proper church life is built on life experiences |
Life experiences enable believers to grow spiritually and serve |
Like Paul, able to beget and nourish spiritual children |
Ephesians 2:19 |
|
Spiritual Parents |
Elders becoming spiritual parents |
To establish proper family life |
Impart life and nourish believers |
Beget spiritual children and produce spiritual milk to nourish them |
1 Corinthians 4:15 |
|
Roles of New Testament Ministers |
Become sowers, planters, waterers, begetters, nourishers, and builders |
To promote believers' growth in Christ |
Help believers grow and transform through various roles |
Paul calls himself a "wise master builder" |
1 Corinthians 3:10-12 |
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Transformation of Believers |
Believers are transformed through growth |
To become materials for building God's house |
Transition from plant metaphor to precious building materials |
Become gold, silver, precious stones |
2 Corinthians 3:18, Romans 12:2, Revelation 21:2-3, 11, 18-22 |
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Work of the Triune God |
Gold, silver, precious stones represent the work of the Triune God |
Reflect God's complete salvation |
God's nature, Christ's redemption, Spirit's transformation |
Believers constituted as transformed materials |
(No specific verses provided) |
|
Life Supply |
Need for life suppliers rather than just teachers |
Life supply is more precious than mere teaching |
Impart life rather than just giving instruction |
Contrast between fathers and tutors |
1 Corinthians 4:15 |
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Enjoying the Lord |
Enjoy the Lord by calling on His name |
Enables believers to become building materials and builders |
Eat, drink, and breathe in the Lord |
Enjoy the Lord in all local churches |
1 Corinthians 12:3 |
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Ultimate Goal |
Become God's organic building |
Realize proper church life |
Believers become precious materials for God's dwelling |
Built into God's magnificent temple |
(No specific verses provided) |
This table presenting the key aspects of proper church life, including life experiences, roles of spiritual parents, functions of New Testament ministers, believers' transformation process, the work of the Triune God, life supply, enjoyment of the Lord, and the ultimate goal of building God's dwelling place.
*Please refer to the 2024 Memorial Day Conference - The Christian Life, Week 5: Enjoying the Flow of Life with the Supply of Life, out of and for God's House of Rest, to Live the Christian Life
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