It is only when we All are Transformed and Overlaid with God as Gold that are we one

Only the humanity of Jesus, which is a humanity in resurrection, is qualified to be overlaid with gold. Only when we all have been transformed and overlaid with gold will it no longer be possible for there to be dissension among us. Until we are thus transformed and overlaid, we will always be in danger of falling into dissension. Witness Lee

As believers in Christ, we are in the process of transformation so that our natural being is transformed into the image of Christ, and God's divine nature is constantly overlaying us until we become just like Christ; we're being transformed and … [Continue reading]

Oneness is a matter of Sinking Deeply into the Triune God until We’re Mingled with Him

Oneness is a matter of sinking deeply into the Triune God until we are fully overlaid with gold; our problem is that we are short of God, and our need is to gain more of Him. Everything depends upon how much gold we have; we all can become dissenting if we are short of gold. The only way to be kept in this solid, real oneness is to have an adequate amount of the experienced God. Witness Lee

It is quite interesting to see how the oneness in the Triune God is typified by the oneness as seen in the tabernacle in Exodus 26, especially in the gold overlaying the standing boards and causing them to be one - this shows us that oneness is … [Continue reading]

Being Perfected into One by Gaining More God as Gold: Oneness is in the Triune God!

John 17:21 That they all may be one; even as You, Father, are in Me and I in You, that they also may be in Us; that the world may believe that You have sent Me.

Genuine oneness is not mere unity - oneness is a matter of sinking deeply into the Triune God until we are fully overlaid with Him as gold; our problem is that we are short of God, and our need is to gain more God as gold so that we may be perfected … [Continue reading]

Being Overlaid with God as Gold to Practically Keep the Oneness of the Spirit

The first aspect of the oneness in the Triune God is seen with the three gold rings (the receptacles for the uniting bars), which signify the initial Spirit, the regenerating and sealing Spirit, the all-inclusive Spirit of the Triune God in resurrection for the uniting of the believers. #ExoCS4, msg. 6

The Lord Jesus prayed for the oneness in John 17, and in Exodus 26 with the tabernacle, we can see a picture, a type of this oneness, in the standing boards of the tabernacle which were overlaid with gold; we need to be overlaid with God as gold, for … [Continue reading]

The Oneness of the Body of Christ is the Enlarged Oneness of the Divine Trinity

The oneness for which the Lord prayed in John 17 is the oneness typified by the tabernacle in Exodus 26; because the forty-eight boards of the tabernacle typify the believers built together to be the dwelling place of God, the tabernacle is a clear picture of the oneness in the Triune God. #ExoCS4, msg. 6

There are many wonderful aspects of the tabernacle in Exodus that are types of our Christian experience, and one of these is that the tabernacle typifies the oneness in the Triune God. Oneness in this universe is God Himself; only God is one, and … [Continue reading]

Taking Christ as Life and Everything for us to be Transformed and Built up Together

We all need to see that the goal of the Lord’s recovery is to recover Christ as life and everything to us so that we may be transformed and built up (Col. 3:4, 10-11; 2 Cor. 3:18; Eph. 2:21-22). When we are built up together, God will have the building (Matt. 16:18; Rev. 21:2-3, 10-11). This building is the priesthood (1 Pet. 2:5, 9). #ExoCS4, msg. 5

I have never before considered the tabernacle and the priesthood together, but this week I have seen something further concerning this: the Lord's heart's desire is the building, the main emphasis of the Bible is life and building, and the tabernacle … [Continue reading]

The Emphasis in the Bible is on God’s Building; our Unique Need is to be Built Up

True spirituality is a matter of the building. Without the building, the spiritual house, there is no sanctification, spirituality, or spiritual power. A certain brother may seem to be kind, holy, and spiritual. But if this brother is not built into God’s building, his apparent spiritual wealth will become spiritual bankruptcy. The reason for such a condition is that without the building there is no protection or covering. Witness Lee

Christ today is building up His church; God's goal is His building, and our unique need is for us to be built up. The entire Bible speaks of life and building: God is life, He gives Himself to man as life in the form of food (the tree of life) and … [Continue reading]