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If we connect Rom. 1:3-4 with Rom. 8:29 we realize that, just as Christ was designated the Son of God out of the resurrection from the dead by the Spirit of holiness, so we today are in the process of being designated sons of God by being conformed to the image of Christ, God’s firstborn […]
Live & Walk by the Spirit to be Anointed with the Compound Spirit for God’s Building
September 20, 2024 by 3 Comments
When we live and walk according to the Spirit and in the mingled spirit, we are anointed with the compound Spirit for God’s building. The holy anointing oil in Exo. 30 was used to anoint the tabernacle with everything and everyone related to its service; the compound Spirit is for the anointing of the saints […]
Follow the Inner Sense of Life to Live in the Spirit and Not in the Natural Life
September 16, 2022 by 12 Comments
In order for us as believers in Christ to live according to the principle of life, we need to follow the inner sense of life; we need to pray ourselves into the sense of life and walk under its guiding and controlling every moment. At best, the people in the world walk by the […]
Christ is our Pattern for Living the Life of a God-man by Living according to the Spirit
June 10, 2021 by 1 Comment
We all need to follow the pattern of the Lord Jesus, the first God-man, to live a God-man life; in the Gospels, we have many details concerning the God-man living of the Lord Jesus, and as such a One He is in us to live the life of a God-man in us. God needs a […]
We Put on the Armour of God and Live in Spirit to be Victorious in Christ over Satan
February 25, 2021 by Leave a Comment
As believers in Christ, we need to learn to be victorious in Christ over Satan; we shouldn’t be ignorant of his schemes but rather, put on the whole armour of God to be able to stand against Satan’s stratagems, be watchful, and live in spirit. The enemy is crafty and deceitful, and he has many […]
Living and Walking Daily According to the Spirit and not According to the Flesh
June 21, 2018 by Leave a Comment
We can be only in the spirit or in the flesh – there’s no neutral ground or a third location; when we are walking according to the spirit, we are in spirit, but when we don’t, we are in the flesh. May the Lord continue to have mercy on us that we may see our […]
The Practical Way for us to live Christ is to daily Walk According to the Spirit
June 20, 2018 by Leave a Comment
The practical way for us to live Christ in our daily life is to walk according to the spirit, that is, to live in the mingled spirit and walk according to the mingled spirit. In a sense, we believers in Christ have only one all-inclusive command or task, which is to walk according to the […]
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