Toward the Mark - 1973 - 6 by T. Austin-Sparks

Author:T. Austin-Sparks [Austin-Sparks, T.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

In all these we can quite distinctly see the type of the exaltation of the Lord Jesus to the right hand of the Majesty on high. He has on this earth the Church as His instrument, united with Him by the Holy Spirit, and therefore in vital union with the throne where He is. The Church is here to express the power and dominion of that throne of the ascended Lord. All believers, individually and collectively, are called into such union by the Lord Himself.

1. The Fact of Union with the Lord

The Word of God makes this fact very clear. If we take John's Gospel we find that such union is one of the great features of the book. It is illustrated in various ways, chapter by chapter, first by illustration and then by direct teaching. Having shown it to be the deepest reality of the relationship between Himself and His disciples, the Lord began to speak about going away. He talked to them of not tarrying, of being there with them for but a little while and then going to the Father. By such utterances He provoked in them considerable concern, so that they were greatly troubled. Then, when that anxiety and dread had reached a certain point of intensity in them, even bringing them to a state of overwhelming depression, He changed the whole course of things with His word of exhortation: "Let not your heart be troubled ...". From that point He went on to show that all He had been saying about union with Him was to be of a deeper, stronger character than all His earthly association with them. He showed that although He was going, yet He was remaining; although He would be in heaven, He would still be in them. The union is a tremendous reality, far more real than any association of people on the earth.

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