Emmanuel - God with Us: Ten Aspects of Believers Living in the Divine Realm of God's Kingdom (Dual Relationships: Vertical and Horizontal)
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Theme |
Fellowship with God (Vertical) |
Fellowship with Believers (Horizontal) |
Related Scripture |
|---|---|---|---|
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Common Reception |
Direct reception of God's fullness and grace |
Believers share and supply one another with God's riches received |
John 1:16 "Of His fullness we have all received, and grace upon grace" |
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Common Enjoyment |
Personal enjoyment of Christ as the fountain of life |
Believers jointly enjoy and share this eternal living water |
John 4:14b "The water that I will give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into eternal life" |
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Common Life |
Living by Christ, possessing God's life |
Believers live out Christ's life together, mutually encouraging one another |
John 6:57b "He who eats Me, he also shall live because of Me" |
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Common Presence |
Personal dwelling in Christ's love |
Believers living together in love, becoming a community of love |
John 15:9 "As the Father has loved Me, I also have loved you; abide in My love" |
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Common Joy |
Direct reception of joy from Christ |
Believers share and testify of this joy, encouraging one another |
John 15:11 "These things I have spoken to you that My joy may be in you and that your joy may be made full" |
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Common Walk |
Personal walking in God's light |
Believers walking together in truth, supporting and reminding one another |
John 3:21 "He who does the truth comes to the light, that his works may be manifested that they are wrought in God" |
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Common Spirit |
Personal worship of God in spirit |
Believers coordinating together in spirit for worship, building up one another |
John 4:23-24 "The hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshippers will worship the Father in spirit and truthfulness..." |
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Common Abiding |
Personal abiding in Christ, experiencing His word |
Believers abiding together in Christ, supporting and building up one another |
John 15:7 "If you abide in Me and My words abide in you, ask whatever you will, and it shall be done for you" |
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Common Indwelling |
Personal experience of union with the Triune God |
Believers experiencing Christ's presence together in the Body |
John 14:20 "In that day you will know that I am in My Father, and you in Me, and I in you" |
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Common Love |
Receiving divine love from Christ |
Believers loving one another with Christ's love, becoming a testimony of love |
John 15:12a "This is My commandment, that you love one another even as I have loved you" |
Key Points of Understanding:
- 1. The Title "Emmanuel - God with Us" reveals:
- God's desire to be with man
- The divine-human fellowship in God's kingdom
- The divine realm where believers live
- 2. The Dual Nature of Fellowship:
- Vertical: Individual, direct experience with God
- Horizontal: Corporate, shared experience among believers
- 3. These Ten Aspects Show:
- The completeness of divine fellowship (ten being the number of completeness)
- The interweaving of personal and corporate experiences
- The practical expressions of God's presence among His people
- 4. The Divine Purpose Revealed:
- To build personal relationships with each believer
- To form a corporate testimony of His presence
- To manifest His kingdom life through His people
- 5. Practical Significance:
- Balances individual spiritual experience with corporate life
- Emphasizes both divine supply and mutual sharing
- Shows how vertical relationship enables horizontal fellowship
This understanding of Emmanuel demonstrates how God's presence manifests in both:
- * The individual believer's personal relationship with God
- * The corporate expression of His life among believers
These ten aspects work together to fulfill God's purpose of having a corporate expression of His life while maintaining intimate personal fellowship with each believer.
*Please refer to the International Training for Elders and Responsible Ones, October 2024 General Subject: Living in the Reality of the Kingdom of God Message One: The Kingdom of God—The Realm of the Divine Life and the Realm of the Divine Species
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