There is only one Body of Christ in this universe, and all the local churches are the local representations of the Body of Christ, as the Lord has ordained. In the same way, there is only one new man on the earth, and all the churches are part of the one new man. Christ created […]
Seeing a Vision of the Body of Christ and Realizing our Great Need for the Body
In all spiritual things, our seeing is our knowing and entering in. If you see the Body of Christ, you know the Body and you enter into the Body life in practicality. We need to see a vision of the Body of Christ in the same way that Paul saw it, and then we will […]
What shall I do, Lord? “To Open their Eyes, to Turn them from Darkness to Light”
At the time of his conversion, Paul asked two very important questions, and all genuine believers should be honest with the Lord and ask Him these questions also: “Who are You, Lord?” and “What shall I do, Lord?” (Acts 22:8, 10). When we ask the Lord, Who are You, Lord? we are open to Him […]
Seeing a Clear Vision of the Living Person of Christ, the Wonderful Corporate “Me”
In order to complete the word of God in our experience, we need to have a clear vision of what and who Christ is. It is God’s delight and pleasure to reveal His Son in us (Gal. 1:15-16). No matter how low we are, how far away from God we are, or even how good […]
being independent of the Body is being independent of God; we all are members!
If we see the Body of Christ we will realize that we need deliverance not only from our sinful and natural life, but also from our individualistic life. For us to know the Body life, we need to deny our self, because our self is the greatest problem and the greatest enemy of the Body. […]
the dispensing of the Triune God into the members of the Body of Christ as revealed in Ephesians
What an epistle the book of Ephesians is! Part of the heart of the Bible and speaking from the standpoint of God’s purpose and His economy, the book of Ephesians speaks of God’s economy being accomplished through the exercise of our spirit – for the producing and building up of the church as the Body […]