Real oneness is the mingling of the Spirit with the believers; as believers in Christ, we have been anointed with the all-inclusive Spirit, for the heavenly paint is applied to our being, and the whole Body is anointed with the Spirit. Hallelujah! This week we have been enjoying and prayerfully considering the intrinsic significance and […]
Let’s pray for the job-dropping full-timers to know the Body in their service
Dear saints, let us pray that those who receive the burden to serve the Lord full time would be brought into a heavenly vision of the Body and would be tempered together and built up as one Body in their service (Rom. 12:4-5; 1 Pet. 2:5; 1 Cor. 12:18, 20, 24-27; Hymns, #913, ss. 1-4, […]
The Supply of the Body is the Bountiful Supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ
The supply of the Body of Christ is the bountiful supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, typified by the compound ointment, the holy anointing oil; the compound Spirit is in and for the Body and for the priestly service that build up the Body. This week we come to three further principles of the […]
God’s Dealings with us to Touch and Break our Natural Life are for the Body of Christ
Because what God desires today is the Body of Christ, all of God’s dealings with us have been with a view to prepare us for the Body; the revelation of the Body is very costly, touching the spring of our natural life, and bringing in the work of the cross. Praise the Lord for the […]
Taking the Word of the Spirit through the Body and doing the one Work of Building
From the book of Acts we see our need to take the word of the Spirit through the members of the Body, and to do the one work of building up the church as the Body of Christ. We need to learn the lessons in the book of Acts, receiving the Lord’s mercy to be […]
Receiving the Supply of the Spirit by Being in the Body in Fellowship with the Saints
The element of our oneness in the church life is the anointing of the compound, all-inclusive, life-giving Spirit, and this Spirit is for the Body; for us to receive the supply of the Spirit, we need to be in the Body. In Exo. 30:23-25 we see that there was a compound ointment that was to […]
The Original Condition of the Church and the need for the Recovery of the Church
In order for us to recognize the need for the recovery of the church, we need to first know the original condition of the church and then see the degradation of the church. What is in God’s heart to have is the church, for the church is His corporate expression on earth, and the church […]