As believers in Christ, we are not and cannot be independent – we constantly depend on the Lord, and we should consult God related to every problem that we encounter. The entire Bible shows us that in this universe there is a divine romance, a romance between God and man. God fell in love with […]
Living in the Reality of the Body by having the Consciousness of the Body of Christ
In order for us to live in the reality of the Body of Christ together with the other members of the Body, we all need to have the consciousness of the Body of Christ; in the Body, there can be no independence or individualism but rather, we treasure the Body, we are members, and we […]
Treasuring the other Members of the Body and Denying the Self to be Built up Together
Individualism is hateful in the sight of God, for the self is the enemy of the Body, and when we live in the self, we declare independence from God and from the Body of Christ. When we believed into the Lord Jesus, we were regenerated with the divine life, and we became organic members of […]
Living According to the Principle of the Tree of Life, the Principle of Dependence
It is good to be brought back to God’s original intention, what He desired to do and achieve from the very beginning: He wants to dispense Himself into us as life to be our life, life-supply, and everything, so that we may express Him corporately (see Gen. 2:9; 1:26). God’s intention is the same throughout […]
Advancing from the Individual Experience of God to the Corporate Experience of God
In Genesis 35 Jacob had a radical turn from the individual experience of God to the corporate experience of God. As a result of being dealt with, broken, and transformed, Jacob experienced God as the God of Bethel, El-Bethel, the God of the house of God (Gen. 35:7; Eph. 3:17-21; 4:4-6). Outwardly you may think […]
being independent of the Body is being independent of God; we all are members!
If we see the Body of Christ we will realize that we need deliverance not only from our sinful and natural life, but also from our individualistic life. For us to know the Body life, we need to deny our self, because our self is the greatest problem and the greatest enemy of the Body. […]
not being independent but being full of feeling for the members of the Body
If we really see that we are members of the Body of Christ, we will spontaneously consider the Body in everything that we do. We will realize that even though we love and treasure the local churches, we are for the Body of Christ, and we will honor the Body, doing what is best for […]