Section 7
and the third stage is the oneness in the glo rification of the Triune God. The last stage, the glorification of the Triune God, is simply the manifestation of the Triune God, that is, the glory of sonship. When we come together realizing that we have been regenerated, sanctified, and cruci fied, then we are one to express God, to manifest God, and to be perfected into the glorification of the Triune God.
By applying these three stages, we can dis cover which stage we are in. In which stage are you—the first, second, or third? Are you simply one in life, or do you have the higher oneness in sanctification, or the highest oneness in the glorification of the Triune God? Not all of us are in the same stage. Some are in the first, oth ers are in the second, and a few, by the Lord's mercy, are in the third. As long as you have been saved and born again, you have the Father's life and the Father's name. Thus, you are the Father's child and are one with all other Christians who also are the Father's children. Hence, you are one in life. But you also need to be sanctified by the word in order to be separated from the worldly things and live in God. Then you will be one with the saints in the second stage. Finally, you need to realize the crucifixion of the cross in order to