For the one new man to come into existence practically and function properly, we all need to grow in the divine life unto maturity and we need to be perfected in our function so that all the perfected members of the Body would build up the Body by functioning in their measure. There may be […]
The New Man is Perfected by our Growing in Life and being Perfected in our Function
In Eph. 4 we see the perfecting of the new man through the growth in life; just as a man needs to be perfected and grow through cherishing and nourishing, so the new man needs to be perfected to function in a normal way. We cannot have a part in the producing of the new […]
Allowing ourselves to be Limited by the other Members, not Going beyond our Measure
As members of the Body of Christ, we must allow ourselves to be limited by the other members, and we should not go beyond our measure, which measure God has allotted to us in the Body. This week we have seen three main principles of the Body of Christ, three organic principles that we need […]
We need to Accept the Dealing of the Cross in the Realm of the Body of Christ
The cross of Christ brings us to the Body, the cross operates in the realm of the Body, and if we want to be members of the Body, we cannot go on with out the cross – we need its organic function, and we need to accept the dealing of the cross. God gives us […]
Experience Christ to Grow in Life and Function for the New Man to be Perfect Functionally
In order for the one new man to become perfect functionally, we all need to experience Christ so that He may be wrought into us to be our everything; as Christ saturates us, we as His members are joined and knit together, and we function in our measure for the building up of the Body. […]
The New Man needs to be Perfected through Cherishing and Nourishing for Growth in Life
The one new man created by Christ on the cross is complete organically, but this new man needs to be perfected through the growth in life so that it may become a full-grown man expressing God. Our growth in the divine life is for the perfecting of the one new man. We need to grow […]
What does it mean in our Experience for us to be Measured by God’s Building?
Our main concern as believers in Christ and members of the Body of Christ should be not with behaving ourselves or becoming spiritual but with being measured by God’s building and fitting into God’s house. If what we are and do can’t match God’s building, it amounts to nothing in the sight of God. As […]