for the Body to be built up the self needs to be dealt with by the cross

We need to take the lead to know the Body of Christ (of which we are members) and to keep every principle of the Body. The first principle of the Body is the oneness – we need to KEEP the oneness of the Body at any cost. Then, we need to see that the Body […]

keeping the oneness of the Body and being made Christ to be the Body of Christ

All the genuine believers of Christ who have received Christ in their spirit are members of the Body of Christ, joined together with Christ in an organic union. The Body of Christ is not an organization nor is it a society; it is the organism of the Triune God produced by the mingling of God […]

knowing the Body in practice: the universal church and the local churches

On the one hand, we need to know the Body of Christ in life – Christ is the life of the Body of Christ, and the Body is a mingling of divinity with humanity. When we see that the Christ we have received through regeneration is the life of the Body of Christ, we will […]

being enlightened by the Lord to really see the Body and care for the Body

When it comes to spiritual things, we need to not only mentally know the spiritual principles and the word of God but we need to have a clear spiritual seeing of the spiritual things. Eph. 1:17-18 says, That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit […]

Father, Your name be sanctified! Your kingdom come and Your will be done!

This week we are getting into the matter of Taking the Lead to be a Man of Prayer. The Lord Jesus was a Man of Prayer – He was not just a praying person, but He was a Man of Prayer. The example of prayer given as a pattern by the Lord Jesus increases our […]

the highest expression of our Christian life is prophesying for building up

Have you ever thought what is the highest expression of our Christian life? It is not doing a lot of great works for the Lord or even our living before men – it is our speaking for God, speaking forth God, and speaking God into people. The highest expression of one who represents the King […]

our ability to prophesy is produced through the daily enjoyment of Christ

The greatest of all gifts and the most excelling gift for the building up of the church is prophesying (see 1 Cor. 1:2, 9, 24, 30; 5:7-8; 10:3-4; 15:45). All the believers have this gift, and this excelling gift of prophesying is produced in the growth in life through the enjoyment of Christ (see 1 […]