Just as the branches in the vine absorb all the riches of the vine and bear fruit, so we as branches in Christ the vine absorb all the riches of Christ! We have been rooted and grounded in Christ, we are one spirit with the Lord, and we need to remain here in this organic union absorbing all the riches of Christ into our being. In this organic union, in this eternal kiss between God and man in our mingled spirit, we are made one with God and we are blended together in life organically to be one spirit! [continue reading online this portion concerning living one spirit with the Lord practically]
we are joined to the Lord as one spirit, and now we live a life in our mingled spirit
The mystery of godliness: the church is God manifested in the flesh, Christ living in us!
This is what really touched me and enlightened me this morning, “The great mystery of godliness is that God has become man so that man may become God in life and nature but not in the Godhead to produce a corporate God-man for the manifestation of God in the flesh (Rom. 8:3; 1:3-4; Eph. 4:24).” The way God is expressed in man is not by man doing his best to imitate or copy God but by God coming into man and bringing divinity into humanity. God has redeemed us, and now God imparts Himself into us to be our life within and our living without!
with Christ the emphasis is that Christ is our life and He is united and mingled with us!
The four crucial elements of the Bible are Christ, the Spirit, life, and the church. Without Christ there is nothing – Christ is the reality of all the positive things in the universe. If there’s no Christ, there’s no Spirit! But this One, Christ, is the center and reality of God, man, and everything positive […]
the Spirit applies to us all that God in Christ has attained, obtained, and accomplished!
These days we’re enjoying The Central Line of the Bible – the central revelation in the Holy Scriptures. Yes, we need to pay attention to every word in the Bible and say Amen!, but on the other hand we need to emphasize the central matters in the Word of God! One of the most crucial […]