The goal of our enjoyment of Christ, our experience of Christ, our going through the cross, and of everything in our Christian life is the growth of the Body, the building up of the Body. If the Body of Christ doesn’t grow unto maturity, the bride of Christ is not prepared, and Christ as the […]
Actively Letting the Cross to Operate in Us so that Life Be Ministered to the Body
July 11, 2013 by 4 Comments
“Death operates in us, but life in you” (2 Cor. 4:12). In order for the divine life to be richly imparted into the members of the Body, some need to experience the cross and actively allow the death of Christ to operate in them. Just like Paul, we need to be open to the Lord […]
Ministering Life to the Body by Experiencing Christ in the Body and For the Body
July 10, 2013 by 2 Comments
We have seen that Christ lived a sacrificing life for producing new wine to cheer God and man, and that today we as His believers should live the same kind of life for God’s satisfaction and man’s joy. We need to live a sacrificing life today, and this life is in the Body and for […]
Being Filled with Christ as New Wine and Becoming a Drink Offering to Cheer God and Man
July 9, 2013 by Leave a Comment
As we grow in life and experience Christ, we will experience Him as the wine-producing vine and we will be filled with Him as the new wine. Christ is the new wine, and as we drink Him as the new wine we are filled with Him and saturated with Him, and we become one with […]
Living a Life of Sacrifice by Experiencing Christ as the Wine-Producing Vine
July 8, 2013 by 3 Comments
After seeing our need to know life, grow in life, experience life, and minister life, the conclusion is: we need to live a sacrificing life in the Body of Christ, and we need to minister life to the Body for the growth of the Body. The goal of God’s plan and economy is the building […]
