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Denying the Self by the Cross to Depend on the Lord and on the Body of Christ

July 5, 2019 by aGodMan 1 Comment

The greatest enemy of the Body is the self, the soul declaring independence from God and from the Body; when we see a vision of the self and depend on the Lord and on the members of the Body, we have the Lord’s presence, are full of peace, and touch the reality of the Body. […]

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The Self is the Enemy of the Body and the Greatest Hindrance to Building up the Body

August 14, 2014 by aGodMan 1 Comment

We need the Lord’s mercy in order to see the vision of the self so that we may deny it, abhor it, and repudiate it, identifying ourselves with Christ and with the Body of Christ and rejecting our self. Toward God, the self is independent. Toward ourselves, the self is our soul life being expressed, […]

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The Self is the Soul Declaring its Independence from God and from the Body of Christ

August 13, 2014 by aGodMan Leave a Comment

By the Lord’s mercy we need to have the vision of the self, the greatest hindrance to seeing and entering into the reality of the heavenly vision. In relation to ourselves, the self is the soul life expressing its thoughts and opinions. In relation to Satan, the self is the embodiment of Satan, the thought […]

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the Lord Jesus regards our dependence on Him and not what we can do for Him in our self

December 22, 2011 by aGodMan 9 Comments

The word of the Lord Jesus in Matt. 7:21-23 is very sobering and exposing – many people do works of power in His name, cast out demons in His name, prophesied in His name, but the Lord does not recognize them or know them… We can do a lot of good and great things for the Lord – even miraculous things, with the help of the power of God – but if we do things independently of the Lord, He does not approve or recognize it. How much we need the Lord to shine on us and expose our self in all its good or bad intentions and doings, so that we may deny our self and exercise our spirit to be one with the Lord! [continue reading online]

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testimony from the full time training in London – the bountiful supply of the Spirit and the supply of the Body!

February 3, 2011 by aGodMan 9 Comments

It is indeed NOT A WASTE to give yourself to the Lord for at least these two years to be trained! The Full-Time Training will definitely help you enjoy the Lord, turn to Him, and be dependent on the Lord and the Body. It is a privilege untold and a worthy sacrifice to waste ourselves […]

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for I know that in me, that is, in my flesh, nothing good dwells! May we keep turning to our spirit!

June 30, 2010 by aGodMan 2 Comments

This week I am so exposed in the time in the morning with the Lord, especially as we’re going through “The Flesh and The Spirit”. Before we were saved, the worst situation would be that the conscience would sometimes bother us, or we realized that we want to do the good and most of the […]

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