When we live a crucified life, we can experience the power of resurrection; Christ is exalted in our daily life as we, by the bountiful supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, take Him as the crucified life to be the pattern of our life. Our need is to experience Christ; on one hand we […]
When we Live Christ, we live the One who is the Pattern of a Crucified Life
August 7, 2019 by Leave a Comment
In Phil. 2 we see Christ crucified as our pattern, and this pattern is the crucified life within us; when we live Christ, we live the One who is the pattern of a crucified life. Christ as our pattern is not something only objective, something that we should follow outwardly, but also something subjective and […]
Our Urgent Need is to Experience Christ as our Pattern of Living a Crucified Life
August 6, 2019 by Leave a Comment
There is an urgent need among us in the church life in the Lord’s recovery today to experience Christ as our pattern; we need to live Christ in His human living, especially in emptying Himself and humbling Himself and in not grasping equality with God as a treasure. We need not only to know what […]
As our Pattern, Christ Emptied Himself, Humbled Himself, and was Glorified by God
August 5, 2019 by Leave a Comment
For us to experience Christ, we need to know Him as the pattern; we need to have Him as the pattern infused into us, realising that Christ emptied Himself and humbled Himself, and later He was exalted and glorified by God. Oh, may this mind be in us – the mind of Christ, the same […]
To Know Christ as the Pattern we need to Let this mind be in us, the Mind of Christ
August 5, 2019 by Leave a Comment
If we would know Christ as the pattern, we should let the mind which was in Christ Jesus be in us; we need to let this mind be in us, which was also in Christ Jesus. This week we are focusing on, Knowing and Experiencing Christ as the Pattern, as seen mainly in Phil. 2:3-9. […]
Thinking the Same Thing, the Subjective Experience of Christ for the Church Life
August 3, 2019 by Leave a Comment
For us to have the same mind and the same love toward one another in the Lord, we need to think the same thing, that is, we need to think and consider the enjoyment and experience of Christ, and have the subjective knowledge and experience of Christ. The book of Philippians is not only on […]
We need to Stand Firm in one Spirit with one Soul Striving Together for the Gospel
August 1, 2019 by Leave a Comment
We need to conduct ourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ, that is, we need to stand firm in one spirit, with one soul striving together along with the faith of the gospel (Phil. 1:27); this is to experience Christ. When we enjoy Christ and experience Him in our daily life, we […]
