Section 2
Since the house is the dwelling place and not the dweller, the dwelling is humanity and the dweller is divinity. This humanity, however, is not a nat ural or a created humanity; it is a regenerated, transformed, and uplifted humanity, a humanity that has been processed through creation, incar nation, crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension. The humanity which has passed through such a wonderful process becomes the very substance of God's building. Such a humanity is God's dwell ing place. In no other books is this matter so clearly revealed as in the writings of John, in his Gospel, Epistles, and Revelation. Thus, we must spend a great deal of time in John's writings.
JESUS RECOMMENDED AS THE LAMB WITH THE DOVE The Lamb Taking Sin Away from Man
When John saw Jesus coming, what did he say? He did not say, "Behold, Dr. Jesus Christ." He said, "Behold, the Lamb of God" (1:29). If I had been John the Baptist, I would have said, "Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah." How do you prefer to recommend Jesus—as the Lamb or as a strong lion? If you were to introduce Christ to me as a lion, I would flee, for I am afraid of lions. Jesus, however, was recommended as a