How can all the Christians on the earth be one? They should be one since they all believe into the same Lord Jesus, but somehow they “hold to different views”, treasuring specific doctrines, and they are all divided. But the Lord desires to recover the oneness of the Body of Christ in practicality by our […]
Arriving at the Oneness of the Faith and of the Full Knowledge of the Son of God
January 2, 2013 by 6 Comments
![Arriving at the Oneness of the Faith and of the Full Knowledge of the Son of God [Picture: Above clouds]](https://i0.wp.com/mail.agodman.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/above-clouds-oneness-of-faith-full-knowledge-of-god.jpg?fit=300%2C224&ssl=1)
In Eph. 4:13 we read, “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, at the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ.” This implies that today in the church life we are on a journey – we […]
Being Perfected to Grow in Life and to Function for the Building up of the Body
January 1, 2013 by 7 Comments
Many Christians say, It is the Apostles, the Prophets, the Evangelists, the Shepherds, and the Teachers spoken of in Eph. 4:11 that build up the Body of Christ. I am not qualified, and I don’t know how to do it – that’s why they are special gifts, and they build up the Body, and we […]
Bearing a Sign that We Are God’s People by Daily and Regularly Enjoying God
December 20, 2012 by 3 Comments
As believers in Christ and as those who are burdened for the building up of the church, the Body of Christ, we need to be those who bear a sign that we are God’s people. What is the distinctive sign that we are the people of God? There must be something like a ring, a […]
Being Filled with The Enjoyment of God and then Working Together with God
December 19, 2012 by 1 Comment
![At the end of the 10 days of prayer in the upper room (Acts 2:1-4) they were filled with the Holy Spirit as the power, and they were filled with the heavenly wine, the heavenly power. In this power and by this power coming from their enjoyment of God they worked as one, one with God and one with one another. [in the picture: Acts 2:4]](https://i0.wp.com/mail.agodman.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/acts2-4-filled-with-the-holy-spirit-speak-in-tongues.jpg?fit=300%2C168&ssl=1)
Before God created man He made sure the earth was a pleasant place for man to be – He created the atmosphere, the plants, the animals, and everything needed for man to live. Then, when man was created, all he needed to do is to rest with God and enjoy God, and then to dress […]
Working Together with God by First Enjoying Him and Entering Into His Rest
December 18, 2012 by 2 Comments
After God created man, He said, Very Good! and He rested. Man’s first day on earth was not spent in working for God or doing anything to please God but man spent the day with God in His rest. Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath! In Exo. 31:17 it says […]
Building the Church With and Becoming Gold, Silver, and Precious Stones
December 14, 2012 by 4 Comments
In 1 Corinthians chapter 3 we can see a profound revelation and a deep experience of God’s building and how to build up the church. We are the temple of God, and we need to take heed with what we build, so that we would not destroy God’s temple (and thus bring in destruction to […]
