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 […]
Growing up into the Head, Christ, by Holding the Head to Grow with the Growth of God
As believers in Christ, we need to grow up into the Head, Christ, in all things, having the growth of God, the increase of God, for the growing of the Body to be the one new man. There’s a difference between growing in Christ and growing up into the Head, Christ, in all things. Many […]
Growing up into Christ in All Things until we Arrive at a Full-Grown Man, the New Man
For us to arrive at a full-grown man for the fulfillment of God’s purpose, we need to be those growing up into Christ in all things (Eph. 4:15-16, 24). This expression “grow up into Christ in all things” is a particular expression used by the apostle Paul. As believers who are seeking the Lord, we […]
Arriving at the Oneness, at a Full-grown man, and the Stature of the Fullness of Christ
For the one new man we all need to arrive at a full-grown man, at the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ, and at the oneness of the faith and of the full knowledge of the Son of God. Amen, we need to grow and we need to arrive! This week our […]
The New Man is a Corporate Warrior Empowered in the Lord and Putting on the Armor of God
The one new man is a corporate warrior fighting against God’s enemy; the church as the one new man fights the spiritual warfare by being empowered in the Lord and by putting on the armor of God to defeat Satan, the enemy of God. The matter of the one new man touches something deep and […]
The Church as the One New Man Fulfills the Twofold Purpose of God in Creating Man
The church as the one new man is the corporate man in God’s intention in creating man, and this new man will fulfill the twofold purpose of expressing God and fighting God’s enemy to bring in His kingdom. When God created man in His image and according to His likeness, He stated His intention: He […]
Man has Dominion to Subdue the Enemy, Recover the Earth, and Bring in God’s Kingdom
God gave man dominion over the earth for him to exercise God’s authority to subdue the enemy, and to bring in the kingdom of God on earth so that the will of God may be done on earth and the glory of God may be manifested on earth. It is so wonderful to know that […]