It is God who has blended the Body together, and in our practice of the blending we are adjusted, harmonised, tempered, mingled, and we are losing our distinctions. In 1 Cor. 12:24 we are told that it is God who blended the Body together, arranging for more glory to be given to members that lack. […]
The Lord urgently needs the Overcomers who Live in the Reality of the Body of Christ
For us to be in the reality of the Body of Christ we need to be the overcomers in the churches – the Lord urgently needs the overcomers who live in the reality of the Body of Christ. What the Lord wants to gain today is the reality of the Body of Christ, for this […]
Exercising our Spirit and being Conformed to the Death of Christ through the Cross
For us to live in the reality of the Body of Christ, we need to be conformed to the death of Christ through the cross, for only when we deny the self and live by the divine life can we live out the reality of the Body. We enter into the reality of the Body […]
The Reality of the Body is a Corporate Living of Conformity to the Death of Christ
Being one spirit with the Lord means that we are organically united and blended with Him to become one in life, and we live a life in conformity to the death of Christ for the life of Christ to be lived out in us. As believers in Christ, we are the many members of the […]
Being Renewed by the Cross, the Spirit, and the Word of God to Live in Resurrection
For us to live in resurrection for the reality of the Body of Christ, we need to be renewed day by day by being nourished with the fresh supply of the resurrection life. Our Christian life is a life of being renewed by God with His new element day by day, and the consummation of […]
Living in the Resurrection Life of Christ to be in the Reality of the Body of Christ
For us to be in the reality of the Body of Christ we need to be absolutely in the resurrection life of Christ, having a living in resurrection in our daily life and in the church life. We need to realise that resurrection means everything is of God and not of us, for God is […]
The Reality of the Body of Christ is the Reality in Jesus lived out Corporately
The reality of the Body of Christ is the reality in Jesus (Eph. 4:21); the way that the Lord Jesus lived on earth is the way that the members of the Body of Christ should live today – a life according to the reality in Jesus. What is reality? How can we have reality? We […]