Why Saints Must Enjoy Christ as the Good Land "in the Light"
1 Pet 2:9: "That you may
proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light"
1 Tim 6:16: "Who alone has
immortality, dwelling in unapproachable light"
Heb 4:12: "The word of God
is living and operative"
John 9:5: "While I am in
the world, I am the light of the world"
John 1:4: "In Him was life,
and the life was the light of men"
Eph
5:8: "You were once darkness, but now you are
light in the Lord; walk as children of light"
John 8:12: "He who follows
Me...shall have the light of life"
Rev 1:20: "The seven
lampstands are the seven churches"
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John 1:7: "If we walk in the light...we have
fellowship with one another"
John
4:14: "The water that I will give him will become
in him a fountain of water springing up into eternal life"
Category |
Item |
Meaning |
Reason |
Example |
Application |
Related Scriptures |
Core Truth |
Enjoying Christ
as Good Land in Light |
Saints must
experience and enjoy the all-inclusive Christ in divine illumination |
Light is God's
essence, Christ is the reality of the good land, both inseparable |
Israelites
enjoying rich produce in the promised land |
Daily
experience of Christ in God's word illumination, especially at the Lord's
table |
Col 1:12: "Giving thanks to the Father who has qualified you to share
in the inheritance of the saints in light" Isa 2:5: "Come, let us walk in the light of Jehovah" 1 John 1:5: "God is light, and in Him is no darkness at all" James 1:17: "Father of lights" |
Source of
Light |
God is Light |
God Himself is
the source and essence of all light, the foundation of all illumination |
God's holiness,
purity, and truth make Him absolute light |
God's glory
appearing on Mount Sinai, Moses' face shining |
Worship with
recognition of God's holy nature, self-examination in His presence |
|
Medium of
Light |
God's Word is
Light |
Scripture
illuminates the heart, revealing God's will and truth |
God's word
contains His essence, carrying His nature and power |
David receiving
illumination and life guidance through Psalms |
Daily Bible
reading and meditation, allowing God's word to illuminate the heart |
Psa 119:105: "Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path" Psa 119:130: "The entrance of Your words gives light" |
Manifestation of Light |
Christ is Light |
Christ
incarnated as the world's light, expressing God |
Christ is God's
expression, the effulgence of His glory |
Christ's life,
teaching, and miracles manifesting God's light on earth |
Following
Christ, imitating His example, walking in light |
John 8:12: "I am the light of the world; he who follows Me shall by no
means walk in darkness" John 8:12: "Shall have the light of life" Rom 8:10: "If Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin, but
the spirit is life because of righteousness" |
Indwelling Light |
Christ's Life
is Light |
Christ's life
within believers becomes internal light, illuminating the heart |
Life itself has
the function of illumination, revealing and removing darkness |
The Holy
Spirit's illumination and guidance in regenerated believers |
Living by Christ's
life, letting the indwelling Christ illuminate everything |
|
Expression of Light |
Believers are
Light |
Believers
become light through Christ's indwelling, manifesting Christ in the world |
Christ dwelling
in believers enables them to reflect His radiance |
Early church
believers' good testimony in a dark generation |
Living out
Christ in life, work, and family, shining as lights |
Matt 5:14: "You are the light of the world" Phil 2:15: "That you may appear as luminaries" |
Corporate Light |
Church as
Lampstand |
The church
collectively witnesses Christ, like a lampstand holding and manifesting
Christ's light |
The church is
the manifestation of Christ's Body, God's testimony on earth |
The seven
churches as seven golden lampstands in Revelation |
Manifesting
Christ together with all saints in church life |
Matt 5:15: "Nor do men light a lamp and put it under the bushel, but
on the lampstand" John 1:29: "Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the
world!" Exo 3:8: "A land flowing with milk and honey" 1 Pet 2:2: "Long for the guileless milk of the word" John 12:24: "Unless the grain of wheat falls into the ground and
dies...it bears much fruit" Phil 3:10: "To know Him and the power of His resurrection" Psa 19:10:
"Sweeter also than honey and the drippings of the honeycomb" |
Good Land Riches |
Redemptive Life
(Milk) |
Christ's
redemptive riches nourish believers like milk, satisfying spiritual needs |
Christ as God's
Lamb gave His life for our sins, like cattle producing milk for calves |
Cattle
producing milk to feed young, signifying rich supply of Christ's redemptive
love |
Daily drawing
on the efficacy of Christ's precious blood, experiencing forgiveness and
cleansing |
|
Generating Life
(Honey) |
Christ's
resurrection life is sweet like honey, bringing heavenly enjoyment |
Christ like a
grain of wheat died and resurrected, producing many grains, like bees
collecting nectar to make honey |
Bees diligently
collecting flower nectar to make honey, signifying sweetness of Christ's
resurrection life |
Experiencing
the power of Christ's resurrection, finding heavenly sweetness in trials |
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Necessity of Light |
Light Reveals
Reality |
Only in light
can we see Christ's true appearance and rich content |
In darkness we
cannot distinguish truth from falsehood; light illuminates and reveals all
reality |
Peter, James,
and John seeing Christ's glorious reality at the transfiguration |
Seeking God's
illumination in Bible reading and prayer, knowing Christ's rich reality |
Psa 36:9: "In Your light we see light" 2 Cor 4:6: "The God who said, Light shall shine out of darkness...shone
in our hearts" |
Light Brings
Life |
Spiritual light
is always connected with life; true life is obtained only in light |
Light and life
are essentially the same, both manifestations and functions of divine life |
Lazarus
resurrecting from the valley of death's shadow, gaining light and life |
Living in light
means living in life, rejecting all death and darkness |
John 1:4: "In Him was life, and the life was the light of men" John 11:25: "I am the resurrection and the life" |
|
Light Brings
Holiness |
Walking in
light removes sin and darkness, bringing sanctification and purity |
Light has
spiritual functions of cleansing, separating, and purifying |
Isaiah seeing
the Lord's glory in the temple, having his lips cleansed with burning coal |
Confessing sins
under God's illumination, letting the Lord's blood cleanse all
unrighteousness |
1 John 1:7: "If we walk in the light...the blood of Jesus His Son
cleanses us from every sin" Mal 3:2-3: "He is like a refiner's fire" |
|
Light Promotes
Fellowship |
Only in light
can we have real, transparent fellowship with God and all saints |
Darkness
separates fellowship relationships, while light promotes unity and communion |
Pentecost when
the Holy Spirit descended, disciples continuing in one accord in prayer |
Being open and
transparent in church life, having genuine fellowship with brothers and
sisters |
1 John 1:3: "That you also may have fellowship with us, and our
fellowship is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ" |
|
Practical Application |
Lord's Table as
Good Land |
The Lord's table
is the specific place where we enjoy Christ as the good land |
All riches of
the good land are realized and applied at the Lord's table |
Israelites
enjoying various produce of the land after entering the promised land |
Every breaking
of bread gathering should enjoy Christ with reverence and thanksgiving |
1 Cor 10:16-17: "The bread which we break, is it not the fellowship of the
body of Christ?" 1 Cor 11:23-26: "This is My body...This is My blood of the covenant" Isa 25:6: "Jehovah of hosts will prepare for all peoples on this
mountain a feast of fat things" Psa 23:5: "You prepare a table before me in the presence of my
enemies" Psa 16:11: "In Your presence is fullness of joy" |
Riches of the
Feast |
Enjoying
Christ's redemptive and resurrecting all-sufficiency at the Lord's table |
Christ's riches
of milk and honey are opened to us in the bread-breaking meeting |
The rich feast
of Passover prefiguring Christ's abundant supply |
Focusing on
Christ in meditation during bread-breaking meetings, experiencing His riches |
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Divine-Human
Satisfaction |
Both God's
intention and human needs are completely satisfied at the Lord's table |
This is the
center of God's eternal plan and the deep longing of the human heart |
David's rest
and satisfaction before God in Psalm 23 |
Deep blending
with the Lord at His table, experiencing heavenly rest and satisfaction |
Core Theme:
The necessity for
believers to experience and enjoy the all-inclusive Christ as their spiritual
inheritance while walking in divine illumination.
Main Content:
Comprehensive biblical
analysis of light's six dimensions and Christ's dual richness as our spiritual good land.
Key Points:
• Light as God's essential nature
and the medium for experiencing Christ
• Christ's dual aspects: redemptive life (milk) and resurrecting life
(honey)
• The practical application through the Lord's table as our
spiritual feast
Conclusion:
Saints must enjoy Christ as the good land "in the light" because:
(1) Light is God's essence
- apart from light we cannot truly know God and Christ;
(2) Light reveals Christ
- only in light can we see Christ's riches and reality
(3) Light brings life
- enjoying Christ in light brings genuine life supply
(4) Light promotes
fellowship - only in light can we have real
communion with the Triune God and all saints.
This is not a one-time experience but the normal Christian life, especially at the Lord's table where we enjoy Christ as our good land
"in the light," experiencing His redemptive and resurrecting life in
all its fullness.
*Please refer to the 2025
June Semi-Annual Summer Training, General Topic: Experiencing, Enjoying, and
Manifesting Christ (Part 3), Part 2: Knowing Christ as Our Model and Taking Him
as Our Model
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