From the Life-Study of Hebrews - What is the Central Concept of the Bible?

    Every book has a theme.  And the Bible is no exception.  As the number 1 best seller of all time, it surely has a theme.  But with 66 books and over 40 authors, that might seem a bit tricky to figure out.  

   That's probably why this sentence  on page 709 in chapter 64 of the Life-Study of Hebrews caught my attention this week:  "The basic and central concept in the Bible is that God intends to work Himself into us in order to make us His living expression" ((Lee, Witness. Life-Study of Hebrews. Anaheim: California. 1975, Print).

And in the past few years I've heard a lot of messages on this subject on Living Stream Ministry's website.  And I thought I  was hearing something new, but here it was in a message given in 1975!  If you have time, I would encourage you to click on the link and read this entire Life-Study!  Here are some of the parts that I enjoyed about this on pages 709-710 and 717:

For more than forty years,  we have been burdened to minister this basic concept to God's people….This is not simply a matter of redemption. No, it is something deeper and higher than this. God is now working Himself into us that we may have His life, be one with Him, and that He may be one with us….I just open myself and say, 'Lord Jesus, spread yourself into my mind, emotion, and will....I want You to spread in me until You possess every part of my being.'….In this way, we shall be transformed and conformed to the image of the Firstborn Son of God.  This is God's doing, the work which He is performing in us today (Lee, Witness. Life-Study of Hebrews. Anaheim: Living Stream Ministry,1975, Print).

   Witness Lee closed this chapter by saying that the Lord is just waiting for us to give Him the opportunity to spread from our spirit  into our mind, emotion, and will.  When we do this, it allows Him to saturate us with His divine element. I love the way he makes high truths so simple to get because he said this process is what transforms us and eventually completely conforms us to Christ's image. 


You can  also listen to live excerpts from these messages on Hebrews on The Life-Study of the Bible with Witness Lee.  You will enjoy listening to both  the excerpts  from these spoken messages and the helpful and enlightening commentary of the radio hosts.

Other Posts on the Life-Study of Hebrews:

Why is the Background of the Book of Hebrews Important to Understanding This Book?
What Does God's Speaking Show us In Hebrews 1:1-2?
What Does Hebrews 2:10 Say About Christ?
How Does the Lord Sanctify Us In Hebrews 2:11?
The High Priest in Hebrews 2:17 Makes Me Think of the Poem Footprints
Why is the Sabbath Rest Mentioned in Hebrews 4:9?
Why is Unbelief in Hebrews 3:12 the Biggest Offense to God?
How Do We Come Forward in Hebrews 4:16?
What Does Hebrews 6:1 Say About Christian Maturity?
What Does Hebrews 8 Tell Us About the Differences Between the Old & New Testaments?
What Does It Mean to Gain our Soul in Hebrews 10:39?
Have You Seen God's Silence in Hebrews 11?
How Do You Run the Christian Race in Hebrews 12?
What is the Birthright About in Hebrews 12:16?
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