In order for us to be one in soul, we need to be one with Christ in His emotions, His inward parts; we need to put on the inward parts of Christ, His inward affection, tender mercy, and sympathy. To be one in soul, first we need to think the one thing; our mind […]
Being One in soul by Being one with Christ in His Inward Parts for the Body of Christ
Letting Christ make His Home Deep Down in our Heart and Living in His Inward Parts
The apostle Paul was a pattern in taking Christ as our person for the one new man; like him, we need to let Christ make His home deep down in our heart, long for the saints in the inward parts of Christ, let the mind of Christ be in us, do everything in the person […]
Abiding in, Experiencing, and Living in the Inward Parts of Christ for the Body
The apostle Paul was a pattern of one who lived Christ in His inward parts, remaining in the inward parts of Christ and allowing Christ to remodel, reconstitute, and remake his inner being with Himself. Initially Paul was one who persecuted the church of God, the members of the Body of Christ, and the Bible […]
God’s Central Work is to Work Himself into His People to be their inward Constituent
As believers in Christ, we need to be those experiencing God’s central work and taking Christ as our person in and for the church life. God’s unique work, His central work, is nothing else but to work Himself into us and become our very inward constitution so that we may live the church life, having […]
Christ as the Peace Offering is for the Fellowship and Enjoyment of both God and Man
As seen in type in Leviticus 3, Christ as the peace offering is for the fellowship and enjoyment of five parties – God, the serving priest, all the priests (the priesthood), the offerer, and the congregation of cleansed people. In other words, the peace offering is “God’s party” for all His people, whether they are […]
Continually Experiencing Christ in His Inward Parts for the Church as the One New Man
We need to be those who are continually experiencing Christ in His inward parts for the church as the one new man. We need to learn from the apostle Paul to remain in the inward parts of Christ, have a feeling for the Body, and live the church life with the consciousness of the new […]
Living in the Inward Parts of Christ and Realising our Equal Status in the New Man
In the church as the one new man all believers have an equal status, for they all are filled and saturated with Christ, and they love one another in faith by living in the inward parts of Christ. In Colossians we see both the definition and the practical application of the one new man with […]