Allow Christ to Defeat us as He Descends and Ascends Within us to make us Gifts to the Body

Therefore the Scripture says, "Having ascended to the height, He led captive those taken captive and gave gifts to men." Eph. 4:8

We need to allow Christ to defeat, subdue, conquer, and vanquish us as He descends and ascends within us so that He may fill us and constitute us into gifts for His Body. Through His descending and ascending, Christ defeated Satan and death, He … [Continue reading]

By His Universal Travelling, Christ led us Captive and Gave us as Gifts to the Body!

And when the Ark set out, Moses said, Rise up, O Jehovah, and let Your enemies be scattered; / And let those who hate You flee before You. Num. 10:35

It is amazing to realize that, through His universal travelling in His ascension, Christ let as captives those who had been taken captive by Satan and made them gifts to His Body; He descended from heaven, descended to Hades, was raised to the … [Continue reading]

Live a Miraculous yet Normal Life having Spiritual Experiences that Match the Church Life

And He Himself gave some as apostles and some as prophets and some as evangelists and some as shepherds and teachers, For the perfecting of the saints unto the work of the ministry, unto the building up of the Body of Christ. Eph. 4:11-12

We need to love the Lord Jesus in incorruptibility in the spiritual experiences that match the church life as unveiled in the book of Ephesians. The book of Ephesians ends with, The grace of the Lord be with those who love the Lord Jesus in … [Continue reading]

Loving the Lord by Doing the Work of the Ministry to Build up the Body of Christ

For the perfecting of the saints unto the work of the ministry, unto the building up of the Body of Christ. Eph. 4:12

We need to love the Lord in incorruptibility by doing the work of the ministry for the building up of the Body of Christ; the work of the building up of the Body of Christ, as seen in Eph. 4, is eternal and glorious. Amen! Paul's epistle to the … [Continue reading]

Loving the Lord under the Genuine Ministry to Enjoy Him as Grace and be His Testimony

But I have one thing against you, that you have left your first love. Rev. 2:4

May we be those who are loving the Lord under the genuine ministry that betroths us to Christ so that we may enjoy Him as grace and become His testimony on earth! Paul's blessing at the end of his epistle to the Ephesians foreshadows a problem … [Continue reading]

Love the Lord in Incorruptibility by Loving Him in the New Creation, in the Spirit

So then if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away; behold, they have become new. 2 Cor. 5:17

For the proper church life we need to love the Lord in incorruptibility, that is, we need to love Him in the new creation (not in the old creation), in our regenerated and renewed spirit indwelt by the Holy Spirit, and according to all the … [Continue reading]

Bear one another in Love, Hold to Truth in Love, and Walk in Love – God as our Love

We love because He first loved us. 1 John 4:19

Ephesians 4 reveals that we need to bear one another in love, hold to truth in love, and walk in love; this is to love the Lord in incorruptibility. The love with which we love the Lord and we love one another is not our natural love, our human … [Continue reading]