In order for us to be one in soul, we need to be one with Christ in His emotions, His inward parts; we need to put on the inward parts of Christ, His inward affection, tender mercy, and sympathy. To be one in soul, first we need to think the one thing; our mind […]
Live in the Inward Parts of Christ to Cultivate the Consciousness of the Body of Christ
If we as members of the Body of Christ have the consciousness of the Body of Christ and see others suffer or being blessed, we will identify with them and feel the same hardship or blessing (see 1 Cor. 12:26-27). When we were regenerated by God with the divine life, we received not only the […]
Taking Christ’s Feeling as our Feeling and having the Consciousness of the Body
As believers in Christ and members of the Body of Christ, we need to live in the reality of the Body of Christ by taking Christ’s feeling for the Body as our own feeling for the Body, having the consciousness of the Body and a strong feeling for the Body. We need to learn from […]
To Live in the Reality of the Body we need to Live in the Inward Parts of Christ Jesus
If we would live in the reality of the Body of Christ we need to live in the inward parts of Christ Jesus, knowing His inward parts and living one with Him. This means first that we allow Him to make His home in our heart. The Lord Jesus came into our spirit through regeneration, […]
Continually Experiencing Christ in His Inward Parts for the Church as the One New Man
We need to be those who are continually experiencing Christ in His inward parts for the church as the one new man. We need to learn from the apostle Paul to remain in the inward parts of Christ, have a feeling for the Body, and live the church life with the consciousness of the new […]
Living in the Inward Parts of Christ and Realising our Equal Status in the New Man
In the church as the one new man all believers have an equal status, for they all are filled and saturated with Christ, and they love one another in faith by living in the inward parts of Christ. In Colossians we see both the definition and the practical application of the one new man with […]