The Apostles' Teaching
Acts 2:42
And they continued steadfastly in the teaching and the fellowship of the apostles, in the breaking of bread and the prayers.
The entire teaching of the New Testament, the teaching of the apostles, is the unique, divine revelation of God's New Testament economy. This revelation is concerning the mystery of God-Christ (Col. 2:2-3, 9), the mystery of Christ-the church (Eph. 3:3-11), and the great mystery-Christ and the church (Eph. 5:32). These three items comprise God's New Testament economy. Items such as baptism by water, speaking in tongues, head covering, and foot-washing are not the focus of the economy of God. These items are in the Bible, but they are not the crucial parts of God's economy. The crucial constituents of God's economy are Christ as the mystery of God, the church as the mystery of Christ, and Christ and the church as the great mystery in the universe. The entire New Testament is a unique, divine revelation concerning mainly three persons or items: the Triune God, the all-inclusive Christ, and the church as the organism of the Triune God, the organic Body of Christ. These three are crucial, vital, and basic. Whether or not our speaking is according to the New Testament economy can be measured by its relationship to these three items.
The Apostles' Teaching and The New Testament Leadership,12, by Witness Lee.
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