The Lamb, The Dove, And The House Of God
THE LAMB, THE DOVE, AND THE HOUSE OF GOD
In this booklet we shall see something from the last part of the first chapter of the Gospel of John (vv. 19-51). The main subject of this pas sage is Jesus as the Lamb of God, with the Holy Spirit as the dove, making the believers stones for the building of the house of God with the Son of Man. This subject is composed of five main points: the Lamb of God, the dove, the stones, the building of God's house, and the Son of Man. The Lamb is for redemption; the dove is for life- imparting, transforming, and building; the stone is for material; the house is the building; and the very substance of God's building is man. Firstly, man is redeemed by the Lamb, and then he is regenerated and transformed by the dove. Thus, man becomes a stone, and this stone is then builded by the dove. The dove is not only for rege nerating, but also for transforming and uniting, which eventually result in the building of God's house. The essence, the substantial element, of the house of God is not divinity, but humanity. Divin ity is the dweller and humanity is the dwelling.