The one divine fellowship is an interwoven fellowship – the horizontal fellowship with the saints is interwoven with the vertical fellowship with God; this fellowship is everything in our Christian life. In the one Body of Christ, there is only one fellowship, one circulation of blood, which is the fellowship of the divine life, the […]
Remaining in the Fellowship of the Apostles to be in the Fellowship of the Body
The fellowship of the Body of Christ – which is the fellowship among the churches – is the fellowship of the apostles, which issues from the teaching of the apostles. We need to see what is the intrinsic fellowship of the churches (as the local expressions of the unique organic Body of Christ) for their […]
As we Function Organically in the Church Life, the Triune God moves together with us
As we function organically in the church life, the Triune God moves together with us to speak in us and through us for the building up of the church. The organic function of the organic Body of Christ is in the local expressions of the Body and by the move of the Triune God in […]
Hold to Truth in Love to Grow up and Operate out from the Head to Build up the Body
As believers in Christ, we are members of the Body, and we hold to truth in love so that we may grow up into Him in all things, who is the Head, Christ; then, out from Him, we’re being joined together and knit together, and we function for the building up of the Body. Amen! […]
Arrive at the Oneness of the Faith and of the Full Knowledge of Christ, at a Full-grown Man
We need to grow in life and be perfected in our function until we all arrive at the oneness of the faith and of the full knowledge of the Son of God, at a full-grown man. Amen! On 26 April 1948 brother Watchman Nee gave a message on, The Whole Body Serving, in which he […]
Exercise our Spirit and be one with the Lord to Receive and Speak God’s Word for His Increase
Hallelujah, we can exercise our spirit and be one with the Lord to receive and speak the word of God for His increase in us and in others! It is very important for us, believers in Christ, to realize that the regenerated part of our being is the multiplication and reproduction of Christ, the increase […]
We need to Exercise our Spirit and Turn our Heart to the Lord to Stay on the Way of Life
In the matter of the intrinsic essence of the church for its organic existence, we need to continuously exercise our spirit and turn our heart to the Lord in order to stay on the way of life, and this involves having proper thoughts toward the Lord in order to love Him to the uttermost. Amen! […]