Mystery of the Universe and the Meaning of Human Life, The

Chapters: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

This book is composed of messages given in Chinese by Brother Witness Lee in Taipei, Taiwan, on December 6, 1985, through April 16, 1990. The first seven chapters concern the gospel, Christ, and the church. The last two chapters concern the new way to meet and to serve and the functioning of every member.

The mystery of the universe _ch.1

The Bible explaining all the mysteries of the universe
Man being God’s vessel for containing God
Man having the characteristic of desiring love, light, holiness, and righteousness
God being man’s content, and man being God’s expression
Man having real satisfaction only when God as the spirit enters into man’s spirit
Man needing God to be the stabilizing power in His life

The meaning of human life _ch.2

Man having God’s image without and a spirit within
Human life without Christ being utterly hopeless
God as water, air, and food to man
Jesus desiring to give eternal life to those who believe
The Lord causing those who receive him to have life abundantly
God’s life entering into man and being expressed through man

Christ lives in me _ch.3

Receiving the burden to take care of the newly saved saints
The central mystery of the Bible — Christ
The mysterious Christ being transcendent and trustworthy
Christ being life in our spirit
The God who is love, light, holiness, and righteousness living in us to make us like Him
Cooperating with Christ and obeying Him
Contacting the Lord in spirit through prayer

Christ being the content and reality of all virtues _ch.4

Experiencing Christ as our virtues
Six virtues in Philippians 4
The experience of Christ issuing in the expression of virtues
The image of love, light, holiness, and righteousness corresponding to the reality of the divine life
Enjoying the Spirit of life by calling on the name of the Lord and thereby being full of the marvelous power of life
Experiencing the salvation of life by calling on the name of the Lord
Conclusion

The gospel we announce _ch.5

christ dying for our sins according to the Scriptures
Our sins
Us
Resurrected for us and living in us
Joined to the Lord as one spirit

Our church life (1) _ch.6