God's Righteousness, Holiness, and Glory Seen Through "Dying with Christ, Living and Serving with Christ, and Being Glorified with Christ"

 

God's Righteousness, Holiness, and Glory Seen Through "Dying with Christ, Living and Serving with Christ, and Being Glorified with Christ"

Romans 3:23 For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

Romans 3:24 but are justified freely by his grace through redemption in Christ Jesus.

Romans 3:25 God set out Christ Jesus as a place of atonement, through his blood by faith, to demonstrate his righteousness in the sins he forgave before men.

Romans 6:4 Therefore we were buried with him through baptism into death, so that we might live and walk in the new way of life, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father.

Romans 7:6 But having died to the law that bound us, we are now released from it, so that we may serve in the new way of the Spirit, not in the old way of the letter.

Ephesians 3:20 But God is able to do, to the fullest extent, all that we ask or imagine, according to the power that is at work within us.

Ephesians 3:21 To him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus, to all generations and for ever and ever. Amen. 

Item	Dying with Christ (God's Righteousness)	Living and Serving with Christ (God's Holiness)	Being Manifested and Glorified with Christ (God's Glory)
Meaning	Being crucified with Christ to satisfy God's righteous requirement and terminate the natural man	Living, walking, and serving with Christ in resurrection life, being sanctified unto God	Sharing Christ's glory in His ascension and ultimate manifestation at His coming
Divine Reason	God is righteous and must judge sin and the old creation	God is holy and desires a people separated unto Himself	God is glorious and desires corporate expression
Spiritual Picture	The cross, death, burial, termination of the old man	Resurrection life, breathing, walking, priestly service	The shining city, ascension, New Jerusalem radiating God's glory
Explanation	Christ died as our Substitute, and we died with Him so that God's righteousness could be satisfied	Believers live and serve in newness of life and newness of spirit	The dispensing of the Triune God reaches its goal in the glorious expression of the Body of Christ
Result	The old man is terminated; the flesh loses its ground	Transformation, sanctification, and growth in life	The church becomes God's vessel and expression of glory
Purpose	To give God the righteous ground to dispense Himself into us as life	To express Christ practically in daily living and service	To manifest God corporately through the Body of Christ
Spiritual Sequence	Beginning: death removes all hindrances	Process: life operates and builds up	Consummation: glory is expressed and manifested
Biblical Examples	Christ on the cross; Paul crucified with Christ	Paul serving as a priest of the gospel; believers serving in spirit	The church glorifying God; the New Jerusalem
Practical Application	Deny the self daily and acknowledge the uselessness of the flesh	Live and serve in the spirit rather than by natural ability	Express Christ in the church life so that God may be glorified
Ministry Burden	Realize that the flesh is fit only for death and burial	Service must flow from divine life, not natural strength	All service must aim at God's glory and Christ's exaltation
Prophesying Direction	Declare: "I have been crucified with Christ."	Testify: "I live and serve in the newness of the Spirit."	Proclaim: "The church is God's corporate expression of glory."
Conclusion	The cross satisfies God's righteousness and opens the way for life	Resurrection life becomes the reality of holiness in living and service	Glory is the ultimate issue of God's eternal economy
Key Scriptures	John 19:34; Rom. 1:17; 3:23–25; 6:6; Gal. 2:20; 2 Cor. 3:9	Rom. 6:4; 7:6; 8:10–11; 15:16; Matt. 3:13–17	Eph. 3:20–21; Rom. 8:19–21, 30; 16:27; 1 Cor. 10:31; 2 Cor. 4:5

 

Spiritual Vision and Relationship

Aspect	Explanation
Righteousness → Holiness → Glory	These are not separate doctrines but three stages of God's dispensing.
Death → Life → Glory	The believer first dies with Christ, then lives with Christ, and ultimately is glorified with Christ.
Cross → Resurrection → Ascension	Christ's death fulfills righteousness, His resurrection produces holiness, and His ascension issues in glory.
Individual → Corporate → Eternal	The experience begins personally, develops corporately in the church, and consummates eternally in the New Jerusalem.
Ultimate Vision	God's goal is not merely to save sinners but to gain a corporate expression of Himself in glory through the Body of Christ.

 

One-Sentence Prophesying Summary

"Through dying with Christ under God's righteousness, living with Christ in God's holiness, and being glorified with Christ in God's glory, we become the corporate expression of the Triune God for His eternal glory."

 

*Please refer to the 2026 Spring International Elders and Responsible Brothers Training General Theme: The Ministry of the Word and the Dispensing of God for God's Economy, Week 8. The Triune God dispenses life into the three parts of humanity according to His righteousness, through His sanctification, to attain His glory.