THE SECRET OF THE JOYFUL CHRISTIAN LIFE

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Message Two
The Life Of Being Saved - Experiencing the Divine Economy

Greek Study of "Savior God" and "Being Saved"
  Our Savior God and God our Savior (soter) are special utterances used by Paul when he mentions the realization of God's economy, which is the practical building up of the local churches. This tells us that when we live for God's economy, which is the practical building up of the local churches. This tells us that when we live for God's economy, God's own salvation is our indispensable subjective experience and enjoyment. We are able to receive the command because of God our Savior (1 Tim. 1:1); we are able to receive the commitment also because of our Savior God (Titus 1:3); because of our Savior God we may receive revival and renewing (Titus 3:4-5). Our being saved, as well as knowing the truth, is also of God the Savior (1 Tim. 2:4); we labor and strive because of God the Savior (1 Tim. 4:10). Because of God the Savior, God's teaching is manifested through our laboring (Titus 2:10). The hope of our life is on God the Savior (Titus 2:13).
  According to Kittel's explanation of soter, the operations of God the Savior are to: 1) save us from our corruption, 2) preserve us to be fresh and living, 3) preserve our inner essence and inner man, and ultimately, 4) our whole being receives the heavenly benefits. Furthermore, Strong tells us that the preservation of God the Savior not only protects us, but also emancipates us. TWOT and Strong even point out that God the Savior gives us the strength to pursue until we become overcoming and prosperous.
  When we enjoy soter, the Savior, we gain soteria, salvation. The suffix ia indicates something of quality, intrinsic and healthy. This indicates that our being saved, and our experience of being saved, is of high quality, intrinsic and healthy. Soteria tells us that this kind of being saved makes us resourceful and full, and delivers up from all kinds of distractions so that we are able to pursue with freedom and strength what we need to pursue. This word also tells us that our pursuing is in restfulness, is blessed, and can be completed and perfected. Eventually we can reach the high peak.
  This saving process also helps us continuously to restore normal relationships. This illustrates that in our experiences of being saved from all things, we often get disoriented. However, the Lord will still come to save us, helping us to accomplish our burden. Eventually, we may realize the complete salvation of our spirit, soul and body, bestowed upon us by God in His divine economy.
  All our experiences in God's organic salvation, each step, each stage and each interval, are the results of our being saved by our Savior God. We are regenerated and renewed by God our Savior. In the Savior God's salvation, we are not only being preserved, but also being emancipated. We not only pursue, but we are also able to overcome. Ultimately, we will be conformed to the image of His Son. All these are the results of the operation of God our Savior in His being, economy and sovereignty. We praise Him that He is not only God, but also God our Savior.

  1. Our experience of being saved is the most marvelous experience in the world.

    • Because we believe into our Lord Jesus Christ, we are saved once for all.

    • But we also continuously experience the Savior we love as our salvation in all things.

    • A healthy Christian life is a life of being saved continuously. We are supplied in spirit until we are raptured and glorified, exactly the same as the Lord inwardly and outwardly.

  2. Our being saved in all things is through the bountiful supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ.

    • The Spirit not only causes us to experience the incarnated, suffering and crucified Jesus, but also to experience the resurrected, ascended and reigning Christ. In the Spirit, we have God, incarnation, the human living of Jesus, and the sufferings and standing firm for God's will. We also have the all-inclusive death, the power of resurrection, the ascension, the glory and reigning of being the Lord and King. This all-inclusive Spirit is our bountiful supply today.

    • This supply causes us to live out the hope of His desire in us.

    • This supply also causes us to magnify Christ in our body, whether through life or through death, with all boldness.

    • This supply also causes us to live Christ.

    • This supply causes us to live for the church, for the brothers and sisters, to live a life which is even superior to the "far better" in Phil. 1:23b.

  3. Our daily salvation is a living Person, Jesus Christ our Savior, operating within us.

    • This salvation is daily, moment by moment, and is related to our soul.

    • This salvation is by letting this mind be in us, which was also in Christ Jesus.

    • This salvation is produced through the joining of our soul with all the saints in the church life.

    • This salvation is experienced through our continuously humbling ourselves, through the obedience of Christ.

    • We experience this salvation through the working our of our own salvation with fear and trembling.

  4. The substance of the enjoyment and experience of this life of being saved is the waiting for the transformation of our body.

    • We are living in the reality of the kingdom of the heavens.

      • We are far away from our human needs, not taking our stomach as our god.

      • We disdain our accomplishments on the earth, not taking glory in our shame.

      • We do not set our mind on earthly things.

    • Through continuously partaking of the bountiful supply of the Spirit of Christ, and enjoying the living Christ, we are awaiting the descending of our Savior Lord Jesus Christ.

    • He will transfigure the body of our humiliation to be conformed to the body of His glory, according to His operation by which He is able even to subject all things to Himself (Phil. 3:21).

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