We need to experience the resurrected and ascended Christ, living in resurrection and ascension to engage in spiritual warfare for the sake of God’s kingdom. Hallelujah for the all-inclusive Christ as the reality of the good land! In this land we have everything we need and even more; here we enjoy all kinds of rich […]
God’s Intention in His Administration is to Give Christ the Preeminence in All Things
God’s intention in His administration is to give Christ the preeminence in all things, that is, to cause Christ to have the first place in everything (see Col. 1:15, 18). In Colossians Paul writes concerning this principle of Christ being preeminent; he says that Christ is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of […]
Being Renewed in the Spirit of our Mind to have the Mind of Christ through the Cross
For us to be renewed in the spirit of our mind is inward and intrinsic, for it revolutionizes the way we think and perceive things, causing us to have the mind of Christ. What is this “the spirit of our mind” spoken of in Eph. 4:23? At the time of our regeneration, Christ as the […]
The whole World is against our Prayer: we Persevere in Prayer to Stand on God’s Side
We need to persevere in prayer because prayer involves a battle, a fight; everything fights against our prayer life, so we need to pray persistently, with perseverance, standing on God’s side. In order for us to touch the reality of the one new man, we need to not only to pray but have a prayer […]
The New Man is a Corporate Warrior Empowered in the Lord and Putting on the Armor of God
The one new man is a corporate warrior fighting against God’s enemy; the church as the one new man fights the spiritual warfare by being empowered in the Lord and by putting on the armor of God to defeat Satan, the enemy of God. The matter of the one new man touches something deep and […]
God gave man Dominion over all the Earth to Subdue and Deal with God’s Enemy, Satan
God’s intention in His creation of man in His image and according to His likeness is that man would express Him and represent Him; God gave man dominion to subdue God’s enemy, Satan, who rebelled against God. God created man so that man would look like God and have the capacity to contain God so […]
Having the One Accord among God’s People Formed as an Army by Living in the Spirit
In Numbers 31 we see a beautiful picture of the one accord among God’s people who had been formed into an army ready for battle; it is a picture of the one accord we should practice in the church life today. In the church life we experience something very similar to what the children of […]