The nature of the seed determines the nature of the life within it. The new life is incapable of sinning, and it comes about by living a life of faith. It is born of incorruptible seed, feeds on the incorruptible Word of God, to become a partaker of the divine nature. As this happens, we are delivered from the corruption that is in the world through lust.

What is the remedy for the human spirit to be brought back from death to life? It is only through the miracle of rebirth where a man receives the seed of the Word of God and by the power of the Holy Spirit the seed germinates and produces the life of God within us.

What happened when man turned away in self-will and rebellion? He became spiritually dead, but that was just the beginning. Derek delves into the effects of the rebellious nature on man’s soul and body. Tomorrow Derek reveals the remedy.

God made man of spirit, soul, and body. Today Derek looks at these three parts to define what they are and how they work together. Apart from God, man’s soulish nature tries to run things. The divine connection of man’s spirit to God’s Spirit is necessary for man to become what he was made to be.

In the vastness of the universe there is a speck of a planet with humans on it—and God, our Creator, cares all about us. It’s hard to take in just why He does, but if we realize what He sees in us, we’ll know we’re made in His image. There is a mirror for us to look into—God’s Word—and as we gaze into it we will be transformed into that image.

The initiative in world affairs is to bring this age to its close—not through the people of this world but with the Church of Jesus Christ. The Church is God’s representative, the body of Jesus Christ in the earth, and God will never allow the initiative to pass into other hands while the Church is here as the representative of His Son, Jesus Christ.

Jesus said, “The harvest is the end of the age.” The final harvest of souls will be preceded by an outpouring of the latter rain such as the world has not seen. We must be ready, for harvest time is short and God has invited us to be a part in it.

Jesus has a program, a plan for how the unity of the Church is to be accomplished, and He has provided the means through people. We have to commit, submit, and then fit into the fully functioning body of Christ.

How the world would be moved if they could see all of Christ’s church together in unity! This is what Jesus prayed for. Why should we not believe that God will answer Him? He showed Ezekiel a valley full of dry bones and told him what to prophesy to bring them together and they did. Surely, God can breathe on His church and bring us together too.

What is the church to look like as the glorious bride of Christ? Today we look at what Christ has provided to the Church to help her make ready. Then we find out what we must do to clothe ourselves in fine linen, which is the righteous acts of the saints.