Many Christians wondered and studied this very important question, How can we build up the Body of Christ? Yes, the Lord Jesus said in Matt. 16:18 that He will build up His church, but how can we as members of the Body contribute to the building up of the Body of Christ? Yes, there are […]
the Body of Christ builds itself up through all the members growing and functioning in their measure
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the divine life in us enables us to be functioning members of the Body of Christ, the divine organism
The Body of Christ is not an organisation but a living organism, composed with the living Triune God and His redeemed, being transformed, and being conformed to the image of Christ, people! According to Eph. 4:4-6 we see that the Triune God – the Father, the Son, and the Spirit – is mingled with the […]
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the line of life in the Bible (part 2): Samuel, David, Daniel, the Lord Jesus, the believers, Paul, etc
Yesterday we saw many persons in the Old Testament that were on the line of life – those who loved God, called on the name of Jehovah, walked with God, and were even one with God. Throughout the Bible there are people who not only worshipped God but were specifically in the line of life […]
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Old Testament saints on the line of life: Abel, Seth, Enosh, Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Moses, Israel, etc
Throughout the Bible we see these two lines, the line of the tree of life and the line of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. There is a line that goes throughout the Bible – the line of life, the line of the tree of life – on which there are many […]
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being no longer “doing Christians” but rather “enjoying Christians”, those enjoying Christ as life!
The Lord Jesus did not come only as a King to “rule us outwardly” but He came as the bread of life for us to eat Him! God has no intention that man would “do things for Him” or work for Him – God wants man to enjoy God, eat God, and drink God! This […]
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God presents Himself to man as the tree of life – God in Christ is good for us to eat and enjoy!
In Genesis chapter 2 we see a tree in the middle of the garden called, The Tree Of Life, in front of which man was placed. When God created man in His image and with His likeness, He intended that man would express Him and represent Him (Gen. 1:26) – and the way for man […]
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experiencing the indwelling Christ – our Christ today is the Spirit in our spirit indwelling us!
When the Lord Jesus was on the earth with the disciples, He was outside of them (He was in the flesh), taking care of all their needs. He was very thoughtful of them – He cared for them, spoke to them the words of life, ministered to them, and perfected them. Because He was both […]
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