Live a Life of Gaining Christ in His All-Inclusiveness: Forget and Stretch Forward!

...Forgetting the things which are behind and stretching forward...I pursue toward the goal... Phil. 3:13-14

The Christian life is a life of gaining Christ in His all-inclusiveness; for this, we need to forget and even forsake the past experiences of Christ and stretch forward to gain Him in a fresh way, paying the price to gain Christ right now, … [Continue reading]

Pay the Price to Gain Christ with His Riches and Know Christ by Experiencing Him

To know Him and the power of His resurrection... Phil. 3:10

As believers in Christ, we need to not only have the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus, our Lord, which comes by revelation, but also pay the price to gain Christ, gain His very person, by experiencing Christ in a subjective way. … [Continue reading]

Have the Excellency of the Knowledge of Christ to Experience Christ Subjectively

...the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord...Phil. 3:8

As believers in Christ, we aspire to know Christ in a subjective way, in the way of experience, for when we have the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus our Lord, we are able to count all things as refuse on account of Christ that we may … [Continue reading]

We Build up Christ and the Church in our Experience to Work out our own Salvation

So then, my beloved, even as you have always obeyed...work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. Phil. 2:12

As believers in Christ, we build up Christ and the church in our experience to work out our own salvation with fear and trembling. We work out our own salvation by building up the practical and present Christ as God's salvation in our experience … [Continue reading]

Cooperate with the Inner Energizing God who Operates in us the Willing and Working

...work out your own salvation...For it is God who operates in you both the willing and the working... Phil. 2:12-13

In order for us to be one in soul, we need to work out our own salvation by cooperating with the inner energizing God, who operates in us both the willing and the working for His good pleasure; our will needs to be subdued and we need to live a … [Continue reading]

Being One in soul by Being one with Christ in His Inward Parts for the Body of Christ

For God is my witness how I long after you all in the inward parts of Christ Jesus. Phil. 1:8

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 … [Continue reading]

We need to Think the one Thing: Enjoy and Experience Christ for the Church Life

Make my joy full, that you think the same thing, having the same love, joined in soul, thinking the one thing. Phil. 2:2

In order for us to be one in soul, we need to think the one thing, which is the subjective knowledge, experience, and enjoyment of Christ; we need to think the one thing - pursuing Christ, gaining Christ, laying hold of Christ, and possessing … [Continue reading]