The glory of Christ in the Church is His union with the saints who have been called out from the world and redeemed to be God’s people.

God’s eternal decree set in motion the Son, the second person of the Trinity, taking on flesh to accomplish in righteousness what the first Adam could not do, and thus unite His people to Christ and with one another.

The kingdom of God does not come about by normal earthly means, but by God’s inner workings that permeate all of creation to bring about His ultimate glory and power.

Union with Christ is God’s Sabbath for His people. He is the righteousness of God that cultivates humility toward God and man, produces fruit that endures, and is rest for the weary soul.