In order for us as believers in Christ to have the increase of Christ, we need to let Christ grow in us and be freed from anything that usurps the place of God; for Christ to increase in us involves the removal of any idols or things that usurp God and the adding of the element […]
Spiritual Progress is the Increase of the Element of Christ within the Believers
August 15, 2016 by 6 Comments
It is good to have a balanced view of the increase of Christ it its two main aspects: the increase of Christ for the outward increase in number of believers, and the increase of the element of Christ within us for our spiritual progress and growth in life. The external increase in number of believers […]
The Base for the Increase of the Church is Establishing Small Group Meetings in Homes
August 13, 2016 by 2 Comments
The book of Acts shows us not only a record of the way the church increased to be the increase of Christ on earth, but also the four main factors or means of the church’s increase and spread: prayer, the Spirit, the Word, and the homes. First, the disciples prayed in one accord; they left […]
Taking the way of Prayer, the Spirit, and the Word to carry out God’s Move Today
August 12, 2016 by 3 Comments
As those who are the increase and continuation of Christ on earth today, we need to clearly see from the book of Acts that the God-ordained way to carry out God’s move to fulfill His New Testament economy is entirely by three main substances – prayer, the Spirit, and the word. In the church life […]
Speaking and Teaching the Economy of God Preserves us in the Oneness and One Accord
August 11, 2016 by 4 Comments
The only way we can practice the one accord and thus keep the oneness of the Spirit in the practical church life is to emphasize and speak only one thing: God’s economy, the eternal economy of God. All other things can bring in divisions, even good teachings. But when we have the apostles’ teaching, the […]
Speaking the Same Thing with One Mouth in One Accord as the One New Man Today
August 10, 2016 by 2 Comments
Many believers, when they read verses such as, “that you all speak the same thing…but that you be attuned in the same mind and in the same opinion” (1 Cor. 1:10) or “that with one accord you may with one mouth glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ” (Rom. 15:6) think that […]
Keeping the Oneness of the Spirit by Practicing the One Accord in the Church Life
August 9, 2016 by 1 Comment
It is crucial for us in the church life to keep the oneness of the Spirit by practicing the one accord. In John 17:21 the Lord prayed and aspired that all His believers would be one; He then later became the Spirit in His resurrection and breathed Himself into the disciples and then poured Himself […]
