In Gal. 4:19 Christ is presented as the One who is formed in the believers; Christ is formed in us, for He wants to be expressed through us, and we can cooperate with Him by travailing so that Christ may be formed in others also by ministering Christ to them. Amen! In the book of […]
God’s Economy: we are Crucified with Christ & Christ Lives in us as we live by Faith
We are crucified with Christ and Christ lives in us as we live by faith – the faith of the Son of God who loved us and gave Himself up for us! In Galatians 2:20 we see the most basic truth of God’s economy – no longer I but Christ living in me; God’s economy […]
We Died to Law and Live to God in the Organic Union with Christ: No Longer I But Christ
We died to the law and live to God in the organic union with Christ – it is no longer I but Christ! In Gal. 2:19-20 we see a wonderful and mysterious matter, even a spiritual fact, in our Christian life: through law we died to law so we might live to God, and it […]
Our Priestly Service must Originate from God and be According to His Limitation
![But we will not boast beyond [our] measure but according to the measure of the rule which the God of measure has apportioned to us, to reach even as far as you. 2 Cor. 10:13](https://i0.wp.com/agodman.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/But-we-will-not-boast-beyond-our-measure-but-according-to-the-measure-of-the-rule-which-the-God-of-measure-has-apportioned-to-us-to-reach-even-as-far-as-you.jpg?fit=300%2C169&ssl=1)
As believers in Christ who are part of the holy and royal priesthood, we carry out our priestly service to the Lord; this service must originate from Him as the God of measure, and it must be according to His leading and His limitation. Amen! This week we have been enjoying the matter of life […]
We’re God’s Spiritual House and the Holy Priesthood Offering up Spiritual Sacrifices
As believers in Christ, we are a holy priesthood, the coordinated body of priests, to be the built-up spiritual house, and our corporate priestly service is to tell out as the gospel the virtues of the One who has called us so that we may offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. […]
Put Away Malice and Drink the Guileless Milk of God’s Word to Grow for God’s Building
![How sweet are Your words to my taste! / [Sweeter] than honey to my mouth! Psa. 119:103 If you have tasted that the Lord is good. 1 Pet. 2:3](https://i0.wp.com/agodman.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/How-sweet-are-Your-words-to-my-taste-Sweeter-than-honey-to-my-mouth-Psa.jpg?fit=300%2C169&ssl=1)
In order for us to grow in life for God’s building, we must away all malice and guile and evil speakings and we must be nourished with the guileless milk of God’s word; as we feed on Christ as the milk-Christ we are transformed with Him as the stone-Christ and are built up as the […]
We need to Grow in Life for God’s Building and let the Cross Deal with any Obstacle
Since God’s building is living, it is growing; the actual building up of the church as the house of God is by the believers’ growth in life, and we need to grow in life for the building and deal with any obstacle to the growth and release of the divine life. Amen! Praise the Lord, […]