The Only Life That Pleases God vs. The Life Christ Lived on Earth

 

The Only Life That Pleases God vs. The Life Christ Lived on Earth

John 4:34 Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his works.”

John 5:30 “I can do nothing of my own accord. As I hear, so I judge, and my judgment is just, for I do not seek my own will but that of him who sent me.”

John 8:28 Therefore Jesus said to them, “After you have lifted up the Son of Man, you will know who I am and what I do not do of my own accord. I say these things as the Father taught me.”

John 8:29 “He who sent me is with me; he has not abandoned me alone, for I continue to do what pleases him.”

John 14:9 Jesus said to him, “Philip, do you not know me, even though I have been with you for so long? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father. How do you say, ‘Show the Father to us’?”

John 14:10 “Don’t you believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words I speak to you are not my own; it is the Father, who dwells in me, doing his own work.” 

Item	The Only Life That Pleases God	The Life Christ Lived on Earth	Intrinsic Relationship
Meaning	A life lived absolutely for God and for His satisfaction.	The Lord Jesus lived entirely for the Father, seeking only His pleasure.	The only life that pleases God is the repetition of Christ's earthly living.
Reason	God desires not merely service, but a person wholly for Himself.	Christ is the only man who lived absolutely for God.	God accepts only Christ and those who live Christ.
Typology	The Burnt Offering	Christ Himself as the reality of the Burnt Offering.	The Burnt Offering emphasizes living absolutely for God rather than redemption.
Explanation	A life wholly consecrated to God without reservation.	"I do not seek My own will but the will of Him who sent Me."	We do not imitate Christ; Christ repeats His living in us.
Nature of Living	Entirely for God.	Completely one with the Father.	Being one with God is the essence of pleasing Him.
Life Content	The God-man living.	Divine attributes expressed through human virtues.	Christ's humanity manifested God's divinity.
Principle	Not by self.	Always according to the Father's will.	God's will replaces man's will.
Power	God as life.	"The Father who abides in Me does His works."	God's life becomes man's living.
Result	God is satisfied and man is accepted.	A sweet-smelling fragrance ascending to God.	God enjoys Christ and those who live Christ.
Purpose	To fulfill God's eternal desire.	To glorify the Father and accomplish His will.	God's expression and man's transformation.
Means	Union with Christ through the laying on of hands.	Christ as our Burnt Offering.	Union produces the flow of divine life.
Experience	Daily receive Christ as the Burnt Offering.	Christ lives in us (Gal. 2:20).	Christ repeats His earthly living within us.
Process	Slain, skinned, cut, washed, and burned.	Christ's absolute obedience through the cross.	The cross terminates the natural life.
Burning	Slowly ascending as a satisfying fragrance.	Christ's whole life ascended to God.	God delights in Christ and in Christ lived out through believers.
Pleasing Aroma	God's satisfaction, peace, and rest.	Christ was always the Father's delight.	God rests in Christ reproduced in His people.
Laying on of Hands	Union with Christ.	Christ united with us.	Not an exchange, but a union of life.
Life Union	Our weaknesses borne by Him.	His virtues become ours.	Union brings divine supply.
Outcome	Living Christ.	Christ lives again in us.	Believers become the continuation of Christ's living.
Spiritual Principle	Not imitation.	Christ living in us.	Living Christ, not merely imitating Christ.
God's Pleasure	God delights in Christ's living.	Christ is the beloved Son.	In Christ we also become pleasing to God.
Biblical Example	Paul: "It is no longer I..."	Jesus: "Not My will..."	Paul's living was the continuation of Christ's Burnt Offering life.
Application Today	Deny the self and live by the Spirit daily.	Fellowship, prayer, and obedience to the Spirit.	Every day becomes a fresh burnt offering.
Ministry Burden	Not self-improvement but living Christ.	The church needs believers living the Burnt Offering life.	God desires a corporate Burnt Offering today.
Speaking Guide	Proclaim that the Christian life is Christ living again in us through our union with Him.	Present Christ as the reality of the Burnt Offering.	The center of ministry is Christ lived out.
Conclusion	The only life pleasing God is to live Christ.	Christ's earthly living is the reality of the Burnt Offering.	God seeks not better Christians, but more of Christ lived out.
Key Scriptures	Leviticus 1:3–17        The Burnt Offering Leviticus 1:4  Laying on of hands Leviticus 1:9             A satisfying fragrance to God  Psalm 40:7–8 Doing God's will John 4:34       My food is to do God's will  John 5:19, 30      Living by the Father John 6:38       Not My own will  John 8:29        Always pleasing the Father John 10:30     I and the Father are one  John 14:10   The Father lives in Me Luke 22:42     Not My will, but Yours  Romans 12:1  Present your bodies as a living sacrifice Galatians 2:20           Christ lives in me  Philippians 1:20–21             To live is Christ Ephesians 5:2 A sweet-smelling offering  Hebrews 10:5–10 Christ came to do God's will

 

Spiritual Sequence

God's Eternal Desire
→ Christ becomes the Burnt Offering
→ Christ lives absolutely for God
→ We lay our hands upon Christ (union)
→ Christ lives in us
→ Christ repeats His earthly living in us
→ A sweet-smelling fragrance ascends to God
→ God is satisfied and we are accepted
→ The Body of Christ is built up
→ The New Jerusalem is consummated.

Spiritual Formula

Christ as the Burnt Offering + Union with Christ + The Indwelling Spirit + Living Christ Daily = The Only Life That Pleases God = God's Satisfaction = The Building Up of the Body of Christ = The New Jerusalem

Spiritual Vision

• God desires Christ's living, not merely man's good behavior.
• The Burnt Offering is primarily for God's satisfaction, not merely for redemption.
• The laying on of hands signifies organic union, not merely substitution.
• Christ does not merely become our example; He becomes our living.
• Pleasing God is Christ being lived out in us.
• The church is the corporate expression of the Burnt Offering life.

Ultimate Conclusion

The life Christ lived on earth is the reality of the Burnt Offering—a life absolutely for God, wholly one with God, and entirely for God's satisfaction. Today, believers experience this life by being organically united with Christ. As Christ lives again in them, they do not merely imitate Him but become His continuation on earth. This alone is the life that pleases God, satisfies His heart, builds up the Body of Christ, and ultimately consummates in the New Jerusalem.

 

*Please refer to the 2026 Memorial Day Special Conference Theme: The Urgent Need for a New Revival, Part Three: The Life of the Gods for a New Revival