“Seeing God Is Receiving God” vs “Seeing God Equals Gaining God”

 

“Seeing God Is Receiving God” vs “Seeing God Equals Gaining God”

Matt. 5:8 “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.”
2 Cor. 3:18 “From glory to glory, even as from the Lord Spirit.” 

Aspect	Seeing God Is Receiving God	Seeing God Equals Gaining God
Meaning	Seeing God is not merely an outward, objective sight but an inward experience—God enters into us as life to supply and constitute us.	Seeing God means obtaining God Himself; we are constituted and transformed with His life and nature to express Him (yet not in His Godhead).
Reason	Because God is the processed and consummated Spirit; as we behold Him, His divine element enters into us to renew and transform us.	Because seeing God results in possessing all that He is—His life, nature, and glory—until we are one with Him.
Distinction	“Receiving God” emphasizes the entry and renewal of divine life within us.	“Gaining God” emphasizes the constitution and transformation of man with God Himself.
Explanation	To see God is to receive His element—like divine nourishment entering us to renew and transform us inwardly.	Seeing God makes us part of Him in life and nature, expressing His glory and representing Him in authority.
Example	Job “saw” God and received revelation and light; inwardly he was renewed and abhorred himself (Job 42:5–6).	Job, by seeing God, gained God experientially; Paul beheld the Lord’s glory and was transformed (2 Cor. 3:18).
Application	Each morning, in the spirit, behold the Lord and pray-read His Word, allowing His divine element to be added into us for daily renewal.	Continually behold God in the spirit so that we may be constituted with His glory, expressing and representing Him in our living.
Mutual Relationship	“Receiving God” is the beginning of “gaining God”; without receiving, there is no gaining.	“Gaining God” is the result of “receiving God”; the deeper the receiving, the fuller the gaining—these are one organic process.
Detailed Scriptures	- Matt. 5:8 “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.” - 2 Cor. 3:16, 18 “Beholding and reflecting the glory of the Lord… are being transformed into the same image.” - 2 Tim. 4:22 “The Lord be with your spirit.” - John 1:12 “As many as received Him… He gave them authority to become children of God.”	- Job 42:5–6 “I had heard of You by the hearing of the ear, but now my eye sees You; therefore I abhor myself.” - 2 Cor. 3:18 “From glory to glory, even as from the Lord Spirit.” - Rev. 22:4 “They shall see His face…” - Matt. 13:19–23 “The heart is the ground for the seed of life.”

 

✨ Key Insights

1.      Seeing God = Receiving God → God enters into man for inner renewal.

2.      Seeing God = Gaining God → Man is constituted with God to express His glory.

3.      The Pure Heart → Only a single, pure heart toward God can truly see and gain Him.

4.      Spiritual Progression → Seeing → Receiving → Gaining → Being Transformed → Becoming One with God.

 

📜 Conclusion

The pure in heart shall see God. This seeing is not outward observation but inward participation. As we behold God in our spirit, His divine element enters into us to renew and transform us. Eventually, we gain Him Himself—becoming His expression in life and nature. Seeing God equals receiving and gaining Him, enabling us to live the reality of the kingdom of heaven.

 

*Please refer to the May 2025 International Elders and Responsible Brothers Training  General Topic: Matthew 5-7 Vital Aspects Chapter 1 The Blessing of the Poor in Spirit and the Pure in Heart, Who Are Under the Heavenly Rule of Christ the New King, and Who See God and Express Himself in His Life, and Have His Authority to Represent Him