Church in ORAS

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16/12/2025

1 John 1:6-7 If we say that we have fellowship with Him and yet walk in
the darkness, we lie and are not practicing the truth; but if we walk in the
light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the
blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from every sin.
Acts 2:42 And they continued steadfastly in the teaching and the
fellowship of the apostles…
The fellowship of the divine life has both a vertical aspect and a horizontal
aspect. The vertical aspect of fellowship refers to our fellowship with the Triune
God. The horizontal aspect of fellowship refers to our fellowship with one another.
The vertical aspect of fellowship was initially established with the first
apostles. The apostles then reported to sinners the eternal life in order that
they might have fellowship with the apostles. Before the apostles reported
the eternal life to them, the apostles themselves already had the vertical
fellowship with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ (1 John 1:3)…
When the apostles reported the eternal life to others, they experienced the
horizontal aspect of the divine fellowship. (CWWL, 1990, vol. 1, “The Triune
God to Be Life to the Tripartite Man,” p. 354)

16/12/2025

December is right in front of us, and many people will again celebrate Christmas. According to the opinions of many believers, it is a good thing to have a day each year to remember the Savior's birth. I dare not treat the opinions of God's children lightly. However, apart from man's opinion, God's Word, the Bible, is still the only standard and the highest standard. Our concern lies not with what man speaks, but with what God has spoken. This is what we care about. "Thus saith the Lord" is the supreme judge over all things.

Does the Bible have a command to remember the birth of Christ? If God's children are willing to ask this question, they will receive the shining of God's light. What a pity that so many have forgotten the necessity of asking this question. According to the Bible, during the last supper, the Lord only asked us to remember His death. He did not command us to celebrate Christmas, nor did He command us to celebrate Easter! These things are poison from Roman Catholicism. Only one who believes in the Bible will know that the things God did not command and the things God did command have the same significance.

Many say, "God never put a stop to the celebration of Christmas." But did God ever command us to observe Christmas? It is sad when Christians search the Scriptures to give a basis for their sin and an occasion to the flesh. They say, "The Bible does not prohibit this, so why can we not do it?" Oh, how I wish that God's children would not speak in this way. May God give us more strength to enable us to say, "How do we dare do what God has not commanded?"

09/12/2025

Shepherding includes feeding, as the nursing mother feeds the baby for the baby to grow, as mentioned in 1 Peter 2:2. In this way the Lord commissioned Peter to feed His lambs and shepherd His flock on His behalf (John 21:15-17). He also raised up those such as Peter to be His deputy shepherds to feed His lambs and shepherd His flock (Eph. 4:11...). (CWWL, 1994-1997, vol. 3, "The Organic Aspect of God's Salvation,"