In the book of Daniel we see how Daniel and his three companions overcame Satan’s devices and were absolutely one with God. In chapter after chapter and case after case, they chose to stand with God and for His interest, and God was with them. Even though king Nebuchadnezzar changed their names from godly names […]
The New Jerusalem is the Consummation of the Building up of the Body in the Local Churches
![The New Jerusalem is the Consummation of the Building up of the Body in the Local Churches [in the picture, The sun rises over Nilgiri Range, Himalayas, Nepal]](https://i0.wp.com/agodman.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/The-sun-rises-over-Nilgiri-Range-Himalayas-Nepal.jpg?fit=199%2C300&ssl=1)
The New Jerusalem as the consummation of all that God is doing is rich in meaning and profound in all its aspects. One aspect of the New Jerusalem is that it is the consummation of the organic building up of the Body of Christ in all the local churches. Today the Lord has put us […]
A Life that Can Carry Out the Work of the Ministry to Build up the Body of Christ
![A Life that Can Carry Out the Work of the Ministry to Build up the Body of Christ [picture: Eph. 4:32, Forgiving One Another]](https://i0.wp.com/agodman.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/ephesians-4-32-forgiving-one-another-as-god-forgave-you.png?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1)
In the first part of chapter 4 of Ephesians we see the organic reality and the intrinsic things related to the work of the ministry (which is the building up of the Body of Christ) and in the second part of the chapter we see a picture of a life that can carry out this […]
seeing the age we live in, what we are, and what our goal as believers is
As believers in Christ, we need to have a clear view concerning what age we live in, what is God doing today, what are we, what should we aspire to be, and what is our goal. We live in the age of grace, the last age, where God is still moving and He is accelerating […]
Christ will return to smash the human government and bring in God’s kingdom
When the Body of Christ is built up sufficiently, the Bride of Christ is prepared for the Lord’s return, and He will come to rapture His overcoming ones. After the overcomers are raptured, there will be the 1000 years wedding feast with the Bridegroom and the Bride. After the wedding feast, the Bridegroom and the […]
we live and exist for the building up of the Body of Christ today!
The first intrinsic and inward aspect of the direction of the Lord’s move today is the building up of the organic Body of Christ for God to have a corporate expression. You can say that there is an outward aspect of the direction of the Lord’s move: His move to Europe (for God to gain […]
the Body is the governing law of the life and work of the children of God today
Starting from our regeneration and until the Lord returns to rapture us or until we go to be with the Lord, the governing law of our life and work is the Body of Christ. Everything we are, everything we do, everything we say, should be for the Body, for the building up of the Body. […]