The death of Christ:
A. God made, in eternity past, an eternal plan (economy) according to the desire of His good pleasure. B. To make Christ, the second of the Divine Trinity, the centrality and universality in God's creation and redemption for Him to have the preeminence in all things. C. To have a church to match Christ as His counterpart, His Body, and His fullness; as a new man in God's new creation; and as God's household, house, and kingdom. D. This Christ is to be the Savior, the Head, the life, and the element of the church. E. This Christ will be the Ruler of the millennial kingdom and will have His overcoming believers as His co-kings for one thousand years. F. This Christ will also be the center and reality of the New Jerusalem, the holy city, as a mutual dwelling of God and His redeemed to express the processed Triune God forever. III. The incarnation of the Triune God: A. Of God the Father.
B. In God the Son. C. With God the Spirit. D. To be the embodiment and the expression of the Triune God. E. To bring God into man, making God one with man as a God-man. F. To have God united with man. IV. Christ as the Son of God: A. The embodiment of the Godhead. B. The centrality and universality in the divine dispensation:
1. In creation. 2. In redemption. 3. In the church life. 4. In the Christian life. 5. Having the preeminence in all the above four items. V. The death of Christ: A. Its redeeming aspect, crucifying all the negative and old things. B. Its life-releasing aspect, imparting the divine life into the believers. VI. The resurrection of Christ: A. Overcoming death.
B. Making Christ the firstborn Son of God. C. Making Christ the life-giving Spirit. D. Regenerating all the believers and making them the many sons of God and the brothers of Christ. E. Bringing man into God. VII. The divine life: A. The life of God. B. The eternal life. C. The uncreated life. D. The overcoming life. E. The indestructible life. VIII. The Spirit: A. The consummation of the Triune God. B. The application of the Father in the Son to the believers. C. The Spirit of life.