As believers in Christ, we need to know and experience the all-inclusive, extensive Christ as the constituent of the new man; for us to live Christ as the constituent of the new man, we need to be ruled by the peace of Christ and inhabited by the word of Christ (Col. 3:12-17). In the one […]
Having a Living one with Christ’s Living by Seeking the Things Above, where Christ is
For us to seek the things which are above and set our mind on them is to join ourselves to the Lord in His heavenly ministry, His divine enterprise; this is for us to live Christ and to have a living one with Christ’s living. Too much have we lived in the things on earth; […]
All the Fullness of God is in Christ, and of His Fullness we Received Grace upon Grace
All the fullness of the Godhead dwells in Christ bodily; the expression of the riches of God, the overflowing of His riches, dwell in Christ in a bodily form, and of His fullness we have all receive, grace upon grace. Our Christ is not only rich, and He not only has the riches of God; […]
Enjoying Christ to Absorb His Riches and Grow with the Growth of God for the Body
As we enjoy Christ and hold Him as the Head, we are brought into the heavenlies in ascension, and we absorb the riches of the all-inclusive, extensive Christ, to the extent that there’s an increase – Christ grows in us and we grow with the growth of God for the building up of the Body. […]
Holding the Head, Christ, by Enjoying Him as the Reality of all the Positive Things
The Christ who is the reality of all positive things is the One who is the Head of the Body; when we enjoy Him, we are Body-conscious and we are holding the Head (see Col. 2:19). Hallelujah for our unsearchably rich Christ, who is the reality of all positive things in the universe! Everything that […]
Christ should have Preeminence in our Tripartite Being and in our Spiritual Experiences
Christ should have preeminence in our tripartite being and in our spiritual experiences; He as the all-inclusive, extensive One needs to have preeminence in our being in all things. He came into us to be our life, and He is infusing Himself into us to be the very loving essence with which we love Him. […]
God’s Intention in His Administration is to Give Christ the Preeminence in All Things
God’s intention in His administration is to give Christ the preeminence in all things, that is, to cause Christ to have the first place in everything (see Col. 1:15, 18). In Colossians Paul writes concerning this principle of Christ being preeminent; he says that Christ is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of […]