Brothers and sisters, do remember that God
Brothers and sisters, do remember that God allows us to go through all sorts of distresses for the very reason that we may know Him as the God of resurrection. He constantly leads us into "death" situations because only in death can we experience resurrection life.
The Bible speaks of two creations, the old and the new. The divine nature does not indwell the old creation, and that is why it has become old. Where God is, there is always newness. The Je rusalem above is called New Jerusalem because it is full of God. The first creation, even though it is the creation of the living God, has no divine content, but what the God of resurrection raises from the dead has a divine as well as a human content. The new creation combines created and uncreated life. The first creation, though brought into being by God Himself, is allowed by God Himself to pass into death so that it may emerge in resurrection as a creation of dual nature, that is, combining the natures of God and man.
This principle has to be applied to us person ally and to all our relationships. It is possible for fellow workers, who love one another and work together harmoniously, to imagine that their mu tual love and their cooperation are a spiritual thing, and others too may regard this relationship