Many Aspects of the Believers Living in the Realm of the Divine Kind(Seen in the Gospel of John)

 

Many Aspects of the Believers Living in the Realm of the Divine Kind(Seen in the Gospel of John)

Introduction

According to the revelation in the Gospel of John, believers, through regeneration with the divine life, are brought into the realm of the divine kind. By abiding in Christ, enjoying the living water, eating Christ, loving the Lord, serving the Lord, and mutually abiding in the Triune God, they live in the fellowship, love, peace, joy, oneness, and glory of the divine life, ultimately consummating in the New Jerusalem.

 

No.	Revelation in the Gospel of John (Verse)	Aspect of Living in the Realm of the Divine Kind	Significance	Explanation	Result	Purpose
1	John 1:16 — "For of His fullness we have all received, and grace upon grace."	Living in the fullness of the divine life	Believers enter into the enjoyment and supply of the divine life.	The divine kind is not merely an outward position but the enjoyment of Christ as the fullness of life.	Growth in life and increase of grace.	That believers may express the riches of God.
2	John 4:14 — "The water that I will give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into eternal life."	Living in the realm of the living water	The divine life becomes an inward fountain.	The divine life flows from within to supply and nourish the believers.	Satisfaction, transformation, and flowing.	To bring believers into the reality of eternal life.
3	John 6:57 — "He who eats Me, he also shall live because of Me."	Living in the supply of the divine life	Believers take Christ as their bread of life.	By enjoying Christ, believers live out Christ.	Receiving life and expressing Christ.	To make believers the reproduction of Christ.
4	John 12:26 — "If anyone serves Me, let him follow Me; and where I am, there also My servant will be."	Living in the realm of walking with Christ	The servant remains with the Lord and walks together with Him.	Genuine service is not merely work but following the Lord in life.	Honored by the Father.	To accomplish the will of God.
5	John 14:2 — "In My Father's house are many abodes."	Living in the realm of the divine dwelling place	God and man become each other's dwelling place.	Believers become the dwelling place of the divine life.	Mutual indwelling of God and man.	To build up God's eternal house.
6	John 14:20 — "You in Me, and I in you."	Living in the realm of mutual abiding between God and man	The central reality of the divine kind.	Believers are not merely near God but abide in God.	The reality of oneness and the fellowship of life.	That God and man may be fully mingled.
7	John 14:23 — "We will come to him and make an abode with him."	Living in the realm of the indwelling Triune God	The Father, the Son, and the Spirit become man's dwelling place.	The Triune God builds Himself into the believers.	The increase of the divine presence.	To produce the dwelling place of God.
8	John 15:4 — "Abide in Me and I in you."	Living in Christ as the true vine	Believers continually enjoy the supply of life.	The divine life flows through abiding in Christ.	Bearing fruit and expressing life.	To build up the Body of Christ.
9	John 15:7 — "If you abide in Me and My words abide in you..."	Living in the realm of the Word and the divine life	The divine life is governed and regulated by the Lord's word.	Prayer becomes one with God's will through the indwelling word.	Prayers are answered.	To accomplish God's economy.
10	John 15:9 — "Abide in My love."	Living in the realm of the divine love	Living in the fellowship of the Triune God's love.	Believers remain in the flowing of the divine love.	Enjoying rest and supply.	To become the expression of divine love.
11	John 15:11 — "That your joy may be made full."	Living in the realm of the divine joy	Christ Himself becomes the believers' joy.	The divine life produces inward joy.	Strength and satisfaction.	To testify of the resurrection life.
12	John 14:27; 16:33 — "My peace I give to you."	Living in the realm of the divine peace	Christ is the indwelling peace.	The divine life overcomes the world's tribulations.	Stability and victory.	To manifest the reality of the kingdom of God.
13	John 17:11 — "That they may be one, even as We are."	Living in the realm of the divine oneness	Believers are brought into the oneness of the Triune God.	This is not an organizational unity but a union in life.	The building up of the Body.	To express the Triune God.
14	John 17:22 — "The glory which You have given Me I have given to them."	Living in the realm of the divine glory	Believers partake of God's glory.	Glory is the expression of the divine life.	Transformation and glorification.	To become God's corporate expression.
15	John 17:23 — "That they may be perfected into one."	Living in the realm of divine perfection	The completion and maturity of oneness.	Growth in life produces genuine oneness.	The building up of the Body of Christ is completed.	To testify that the Father has sent Christ.
16	John 17:24 — "That they also... may be with Me where I am."	Living in the realm of the divine glorious presence	Believers enter into where Christ is.	Believers ultimately enter into the consummation of the divine life.	Beholding and enjoying God's glory.	The ultimate manifestation of the New Jerusalem.

 

The Overall Spiritual Sequence

The Divine Course in the Gospel of John

Stage	Divine Experience	Revelation in the Gospel of John
1	Receiving the divine life	Grace upon grace (John 1:16)
2	Enjoying the supply of life	The living water and the bread of life (John 4:14; 6:57)
3	Abiding in Christ	The vine and the branches (John 15:4)
4	God abiding in man and man abiding in God	Mutual abiding (John 14:20; 15:4)
5	Living in love, joy, and peace	John 15:9, 11; 16:33
6	Becoming one and building up the Body	John 17
7	Entering into the consummation of glory	John 17:22–24

 

One-Sentence Summary

The Gospel of John unveils that believers, through regeneration with the divine life, are brought into the realm of the divine kind, where they abide in Christ and in the Triune God while the Triune God abides in them. There they enjoy the fellowship of the divine life with its supply, love, joy, peace, oneness, and glory, becoming God's corporate expression for the building up of the Body of Christ and ultimately consummating in the New Jerusalem.

 

*Please refer to the 2026 Memorial Day Special Conference theme: The Urgent Need for a New Revival, Part Four: Living the Life of a God-Man by Living in the Kingdom of God as a Holy Kind.