Living one Spirit with the Lord until the Spirit and the Bride say, Come, Lord Jesus!

In order for us as believers in Christ to walk in Christ, that is, to walk according to the spirit and by the Spirit as the reality of the good land, we must see that the key to the spiritual fellowship of the regenerated tripartite believers with the consummated Triune God is 1 Cor. 6:17, “He who is joined to the Lord is one spirit.”

The key is realizing that we’re one spirit with the Lord. Hallelujah!

When we received the Lord Jesus into our hearts and spirit by believing into Him, we became one spirit with the Lord.

Our whole Christian life is a life in this union of the divine Spirit with our human spirit. The Lord mingled Himself with us as one spirit, and now we have a mingled spirit.

First of all, God went through a process to become a life-giving Spirit; Christ as the last Adam became a life-giving Spirit, and today the Lord is the Spirit (1 Cor. 15:45; 2 Cor. 3:17).

As the Spirit, He comes into our spirit to join Himself to us as one spirit.

Now we have the Spirit with our spirit, and this Spirit witnesses with our spirit that we are children of God (Rom. 8:16).

the Spirit is not only in our spirit but the Spirit witnesses with our spirit, in oneness with our spirit, that we are not just men but God-men, children of God.

The divine Spirit is mingled with our spirit, joined to our spirit, and testifies with our spirit as one. Praise the Lord!

God is Spirit (John 4:24); the nature of His being is Spirit. If we want to worship God, we need to do so in our spirit, by exercising our spirit.

And we can do this because we are joined to the Lord as one spirit.

The secret of God’s organic salvation is the Spirit with our spirit.

This is based on Rom. 5:10 where we are told that, having been reconciled to God by the death of His Son, we are now much more being saved in His life.

We used to be enemies of God, but we were reconciled to God by the death of His Son. Now, much more! Hallelujah!

After being saved, we don’t have to do this or that; we need to enjoy the “much more” salvation – God’s organic salvation by means of which we are being deified to be made the same as God in life, nature, and function, but not in the Godhead!

In His organic salvation God takes us through six major steps or stages: regeneration, sanctification, renewing, transformation, conformation, and glorification.

First, He regenerates our spirit to make us alive with Christ, to make us a God-man.

Then, He sanctifies us to add His holy nature into us and make us the same as Him in His nature.

Through renewing, He adds His new element into our mind to make our mind the same as His mind.

Through transformation, He inwardly changes us in a metabolic way to cause us to be like Him in His image.

Through conformation, even our outward likeness is changed into His so that others may see Him in us.

And through glorification, He glorifies our body, or mortal and vile body, to conform it to the body of His glory. Hallelujah!

Now we are in this marvellous and organic process of being saved much more in His life until we become the same as Christ in life, nature, expression, and function, but not in His Godhead!

And the key to this marvellous organic salvation is our mingled spirit – being one spirit with the Lord!

The Key of the Fellowship of God and Man is being One Spirit with the Lord

The unbelievers wonder about us, trying to figure us believers in Christ, thinking that it is quite unusual or even crazy that we can fellowship with God.

But the Bible clearly tells us that there’s a key of our fellowship with God: being one spirit with the Lord.

1 Cor. 6:17 is the key: He who is joined to the Lord is one spirit.

This key is developed and seen in many other verses and portions in the Word of God, all of which are crucial to our enjoyment and experience of Christ.

If we want to walk in Christ, that is, if we want to walk according to the mingled spirit, we must see that we are one spirit with the Lord, for we are joined to Him as one spirit.

John 4:24 says that we worship God the Spirit with our spirit; He is Spirit, and the only way we can contact Him, worship Him, enjoy Him, and partake of what He is, is by means of our spirit.

We were regenerated by God as the Spirit to be a spirit; John 3:6 clearly tells us that we were born of the Spirit to be spirit. Wow.

We are not only a soul: we are a spirit! When we were regenerated, our spirit became our person.

Our soul used to be our person and personality, dictating everything that we do, say, and act, but now our spirit is our person.

So we pray that the Father would strengthen us through His Spirit into the inner man; we have an inner man, which is our spirit (Eph. 3:16).

Hallelujah, in our spirit, we have a new person – we are a new person, the new man, and we are a spirit!

Furthermore, the Spirit witnesses with our spirit that we are children of God (Rom. 8:16).

Even if we try to deny it, we can’t, for the Spirit witnesses and our spirit is one with the Spirit to agree that we are children of God.

We become a dwelling place of God in our spirit, and the Spirit is the Indweller (Eph. 2:22).

God dwells not in our heart but in our spirit; He wants to spread from our spirit to dwell in our heart, but His main dwelling place is our spirit.

The Lord Jesus as the pneumatic Christ and as the life-giving Spirit is in our spirit (2 Tim. 4:22; Rom. 8:10).

Hallelujah, Christ as the Spirit is with our spirit and in our spirit, and because Christ is in us, we are children of God, sons of God, and heirs of God!

If the Spirit of the One who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in us, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to our mortal bodies through His Spirit who indwells us (v. 11).

He dwells in us. He gives life to our mortal body, little by little, for He spreads from our spirit into our soul and even into our physical body.

We all can testify that, as long as we bring our tired and worn-out body to the meeting and open to the Lord just a little bit, He has a way to impart life into our whole being, including our body, to vivify us and revive us.

If by the Spirit we put to death the practices of the body, we will live (v. 13b).

There needs to be cooperation from our side; we need to put to death the practices of the body by the Spirit.

We set our mind on the spirit for life and peace (v. 6).

On the positive side, when we set our mind on our spirit, we have life and peace – our mind becomes life and is filled with peace.

On the negative side, because we are one spirit with the Lord, when our mind is not set on our spirit, we have a sense of death, depression, sadness, and lack of spiritual freshness.

This is an indicator that we need to turn!

They who are of Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and its lusts by the Spirit (Gal. 5:24). We are of Christ Jesus. Hallelujah!

Now we exercise our spirit, for we’re one spirit with the Lord, and we crucify the flesh with its passions and its lusts.

When we walk by the Spirit, we will by no means fulfil the lust of the flesh (v. 16).

The way to live one spirit with the Lord is to walk by the Spirit; when we do this, when our daily walk is by the Spirit and in our spirit, we no longer fulfil the lust of the flesh.

If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit (v. 25).

Not only do we need to generally walk by the Spirit but even more, have a regulated walk according to the Spirit, for we are one spirit with the Lord.

We walk (have our being) in and according to the spirit (the mingled spirit) for the fulfilment of the righteousness of the law (Rom. 8:4).

Our whole being needs to be in the spirit and according to the spirit.

By the bountiful supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, we live Christ and magnify Him (Phil. 1:19b-21a).

In the Spirit with our spirit there is a bountiful supply that causes us to magnify Christ in any circumstance, for we are one spirit with the Lord and live in the spirit.

We pray at every time in spirit (Eph. 6:18).

The flesh is weak, but the spirit is ready and willing; the flesh is sleepy and unwilling to cooperate (Matt. 26:41), but the Spirit is willing and ready, and we’re one spirit with the Lord, so our mingled spirit is willing.

We are sanctified in the Spirit (Rom. 15:16).

Both personally and corporately, we are being sanctified to be a holy being and a holy priesthood in the Lord.

We are renewed by the Spirit in our spirit (Titus 3:5; Eph. 4:23).

The Spirit with and in our spirit renews us to make our spirit and our whole being new.

We are transformed by the Lord Spirit into the glorious image of Christ (2 Cor. 3:18).

As we behold the Lord in our spirit day by day, we are being transformed into His image.

Finally, the Spirit as the consummated Triune God and the bride as the transformed tripartite man eventually become a spiritual couple, a mingling of divinity with humanity (Rev. 22:17a), to be the consummated New Jerusalem for His eternal enlargement and expression with the divine glory manifested in the glorified humanity (21:10-11). Praise the Lord!

Lord Jesus, we want to walk in Christ by walking in the spirit and living one spirit with the Lord. We exercise our spirit to worship God the Spirit with our spirit. Thank You, Lord, for regenerating us with Your life to make us spirit! Hallelujah, the Spirit witnesses with our spirit that we are children of God. Thank You, Lord, for coming into our spirit to dwell in us and make us Your dwelling place. Hallelujah, Christ as the Spirit is in our spirit, and we are one spirit with the Lord! thank You, Lord, for imparting Your life into our whole being – even into our mortal body! We want to exercise our spirit to put to death the practices of the body. We set our mind on our spirit to enjoy life and peace. We crucify our flesh with its passions and its lusts by the Spirit. Amen, Lord, we choose to walk by the Spirit so that we may not fulfil the lusts of the flesh. We want to walk and have our whole being in the mingled spirit. Oh, what a bountiful supply we have in the Spirit with our spirit! Yes, Lord, we exercise to pray at every time in spirit! Sanctify us, renew us, and transform us in spirit to make us Your glorious bride, fully one with You for eternity!

Living one Spirit with the Lord until the Spirit and the Bride say, Come, Lord Jesus!

The entire Bible shows us the secret of God’s organic salvation and the key of the fellowship between God and man is the Spirit with our spirit; we are one spirit with the Lord.

We need to know this secret and apply this key to our daily Christian life.

Our union with the Lord is illustrated by that of the branches with the vine (John 15:4-5); it’s a matter not only of life but also in life, in the divine life.

We are joined to the Lord as one spirit; our union with Him is in spirit.

As we daily live one spirit with the Lord, walking in Christ by walking in the mingled spirit and living according to the Spirit, we become one spirit with the Lord practically in our daily life.

The consummation of this union of God and man is the New Jerusalem, the Spirit and the bride.

In Rev. 2 and 3, we see the Spirit speaking to the churches, but in Rev. 22:17 we see that the Spirit and the bride, the church, speak together as one. Hallelujah!

We as the church will develop, grow, and improve to such an extent that we become one with the Lord in spirit, even being one with the Spirit in our speaking.

The Spirit and the bride become a universal couple – God and man being joined together.

The entire revelation in the word of God shows us the love story of a universal couple – God and man.

It is amazing to see how the sovereign Lord, who created all things, fell in love with man and eventually married man to have a married life together for eternity.

The Triune God – the Father, the Son, and the Spirit – went through the processes of incarnation, human living, crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension, and He became the life-giving Spirit!

This One has become the universal Husband. On our side, we human beings were created by God in His image and according to His likeness, and we have a tripartite being – spirit, soul, and body.

Though we fell into sin and became enemies of God, we were redeemed, regenerated, transformed, and glorified to become the church, the expression of God, as the counterpart of Christ.

In time, we are still in the process of being renewed, transformed, conformed, and glorified.

After being glorified, we will forever be with the Lord as His counterpart.

In the eternity that is without end, by the divine, eternal, and surpassingly glorious life, the consummated Triune God and the processed tripartite man will live a life that is the mingling of God and man as one spirit, a life that is superexcellent and that overflows with blessings and joy! Hallelujah!

And for eternity God and man will call for those who are thirsty to come and drink the water of life, and we yearn for the Lord’s coming, asking Him to come quickly.

On one hand, all who are thirsty are called to come to drink the water of life, and this call is sounded out by both God and man speaking as one – the Spirit and the bride.

On the other hand, we have a sincere desire for the Lord’s coming and an earnest concern for the sinner’s salvation. Praise the Lord!

The entire Bible shows us the divine thought that God wants to marry a bride, a corporate bride, which is composed of the created, redeemed, regenerated, transformed, and glorified tripartite man as the church.

The bachelor God went through a process to be married to His wife, the church.

On one hand, God is complete and perfect, having no need.

But on the other hand, He wants to marry man so that He and man, man and God, would be a corporate entity in oneness for eternity.

The secret to this is being joined to the Lord as one spirit.

Today in the church life we have a foretaste of that wedding day, for whenever we live one spirit with the Lord, we have a foretaste of our eternal union with God. Hallelujah!

Praise You, Lord, for going through a process to be the Spirit to come into our spirit and mingle Yourself with us to make us Your counterpart, the bride of the Lamb! Hallelujah, we believers in Christ are not only created human beings but even more, we are redeemed, regenerated, and transformed, and we’re being glorified to be the wife of Christ! Wow, Lord, we will be joined in marriage with God for eternity without end and we will live a life that is the mingling of God and man as one spirit! Amen, Lord, keep us in our spirit today. Keep us in the mingling of God and man. We want to live one spirit with You in all things. Oh Lord Jesus, we love You. We open to You. Transform us more into Your image. Conform us to Yourself. Glorify us to make us the same as You are in Your glory! Amen, Lord, make us Your glorious bride so that the Spirit and the bride may be fully one for the eternal marriage life! Oh, what a destiny we have, to live a life that is superexcelent and that overflows with blessings and joy! Hallelujah!

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References and Hymns on this Topic

• Inspiration for this article/sharing comes from the Word of God, the enjoyment in the ministry, a sharing by brother Ed Marks in the message for this week, and portions from, Collected Works of Witness Lee, 1973-1974, vol. 1, “The Vision and Experience of the Corporate Christ,” ch. 2, as quoted in the Holy Word for Morning Revival on, Laboring on the All-inclusive Christ Typified by the Good land for the Building up of the Church as the Body of Christ, for the Reality and the Manifestation of the Kingdom, and for the Bride to make Herself Ready for the Lord’s Coming (2023 Winter Training), week 10, entitled, Governing Principles That We Need to See and Experience in Order to Possess Christ as the Good Land.
• Similar articles on this topic:
  – The tree parts of man, a portion from, The Parts of Man, Chapter 1, by Witness Lee.
  – Three Foundational Truths and Why They Matter, via, Shepherding Words.
  – Regeneration and the New Jerusalem, article in, Affirmation and Critique.
  – Renewed in the Spirit of Your Mind – What does it mean and how do you experience it? Read more via, Holding to Truth in Love.
  – The New Jerusalem – a corporate person, article by Ed Marks in, Affirmation and Critique.
  – The key to experiencing Christ – the human spirit, a portion from, The Key to Experiencing Christ–the Human Spirit, Chapter 1.
  – Experience the Flow of the Spirit Daily, via, New Jerusalem blog.
  – The 3 Parts of Man—Spirit, Soul, and Body, via Bibles for America blog.
• Hymns on this topic:
  – I am one with Thee, Lord Jesus, / One in spirit now with Thee; / All Thyself I now possess, Lord, / All Thou art now lives in me. / One with Thee, one with Thee, / One with Thee, one with Thee; / Day by day I share Thy riches, / Thou art everything to me. (Hymns #747 stanza 1 and chorus)
  – O Lord, Thou art the Spirit now / Who in my spirit makes His home; / He mingles with my spirit too, / And both one spirit thus become. / Lord, teach me how to exercise / My spirit now to contact Thee, / That in Thy Spirit I may walk / And live by Thy reality. (Hymns #493 stanzas 4-5)
  – We are washing all our robes the tree of life to eat; / “O Lord, Amen, Hallelujah!”—Jesus is so sweet! / We our spirits exercise, and thus experience Christ. / What a Christ have we! / Do come, oh, do come, / Says Spirit and the Bride: / Do come, oh, do come, / Let him that heareth, cry. / Do come, oh, do come, / Let him who thirsts and will / Take freely the water of life! (Hymns #1151 stanza 3 and chorus)