A Revelation Of Life And Building Life And Building
A REVELATION OF LIFE AND BUILDING
LIFE AND BUILDING
In this booklet we will consider the revelation of John's Gospel, but first we need to have an overview of the Bible as a whole. The Bible cov ers two main matters—Christ and the church. However, considered from another angle, the Bible is a book of life and building. Christ is life, and the church is a building. When we speak of Christ and the church, we must realize that Christ is life and that the church is a building. If you fail to realize that Christ is life and that the church is a building, when you say these words, they will simply be doctrinal terms. What is Christ? Christ is our life (Col. 3:4). What is the church? The church is God's building.
IN GENESIS
The Bible is very consistent. If you read it with insight and with the heavenly vision, you will discover that it begins with life and building. We see life and building in Genesis 2. Immediately