Emmanuel - God with Us: Ten Aspects of Believers Living in the Divine Realm of God's Kingdom (Dual Relationships: Vertical and Horizontal)

 

Emmanuel - God with Us: Ten Aspects of Believers Living in the Divine Realm of God's Kingdom (Dual Relationships: Vertical and Horizontal)

Theme	Fellowship with God (Vertical)	Fellowship with Believers (Horizontal)	Related Scripture
Common Reception	Direct reception of God's fullness and grace	Believers share and supply one another with God's riches received	John 1:16 "Of His fullness we have all received, and grace upon grace"
Common Enjoyment	Personal enjoyment of Christ as the fountain of life	Believers jointly enjoy and share this eternal living water	John 4:14b "The water that I will give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into eternal life"
Common Life	Living by Christ, possessing God's life	Believers live out Christ's life together, mutually encouraging one another	John 6:57b "He who eats Me, he also shall live because of Me"
Common Presence	Personal dwelling in Christ's love	Believers living together in love, becoming a community of love	John 15:9 "As the Father has loved Me, I also have loved you; abide in My love"
Common Joy	Direct reception of joy from Christ	Believers share and testify of this joy, encouraging one another	John 15:11 "These things I have spoken to you that My joy may be in you and that your joy may be made full"
Common Walk	Personal walking in God's light	Believers walking together in truth, supporting and reminding one another	John 3:21 "He who does the truth comes to the light, that his works may be manifested that they are wrought in God"
Common Spirit	Personal worship of God in spirit	Believers coordinating together in spirit for worship, building up one another	John 4:23-24 "The hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshippers will worship the Father in spirit and truthfulness..."
Common Abiding	Personal abiding in Christ, experiencing His word	Believers abiding together in Christ, supporting and building up one another	John 15:7 "If you abide in Me and My words abide in you, ask whatever you will, and it shall be done for you"
Common Indwelling	Personal experience of union with the Triune God	Believers experiencing Christ's presence together in the Body	John 14:20 "In that day you will know that I am in My Father, and you in Me, and I in you"
Common Love	Receiving divine love from Christ	Believers loving one another with Christ's love, becoming a testimony of love	John 15:12a "This is My commandment, that you love one another even as I have loved you"

Key Points of Understanding:

1.      The Title "Emmanuel - God with Us" reveals:

o   God's desire to be with man

o   The divine-human fellowship in God's kingdom

o   The divine realm where believers live

2.      The Dual Nature of Fellowship:

o   Vertical: Individual, direct experience with God

o   Horizontal: Corporate, shared experience among believers

3.      These Ten Aspects Show:

o   The completeness of divine fellowship (ten being the number of completeness)

o   The interweaving of personal and corporate experiences

o   The practical expressions of God's presence among His people

4.      The Divine Purpose Revealed:

o   To build personal relationships with each believer

o   To form a corporate testimony of His presence

o   To manifest His kingdom life through His people

5.      Practical Significance:

o   Balances individual spiritual experience with corporate life

o   Emphasizes both divine supply and mutual sharing

o   Shows how vertical relationship enables horizontal fellowship

This understanding of Emmanuel demonstrates how God's presence manifests in both:

• The individual believer's personal relationship with God
• The corporate expression of His life among believers

These ten aspects work together to fulfill God's purpose of having a corporate expression of His life while maintaining intimate personal fellowship with each believer.

*Please refer to the International Training for Elders and Responsible Ones, October 2024 General Subject: Living in the Reality of the Kingdom of God   Message One: The Kingdom of God—The Realm of the Divine Life and the Realm of the Divine Species