There is only one Body of Christ in this universe, and all the local churches are the local representations of the Body of Christ, as the Lord has ordained. In the same way, there is only one new man on the earth, and all the churches are part of the one new man. Christ created […]
Learning from Paul to Live the Church Life with the Consciousness of the One New Man
As we practice the church life daily by eating, drinking, and breathing in Jesus with all the saints, we need to do so with a consciousness of the one new man. With the Apostle Paul there was such a consciousness – in his writings and in his living we could see that this faithful steward […]
We Need to Practice the Church Life by Being Church-Conscious and Body-Conscious
All believers in Christ need to grow in life, be transformed, be matured, and arrive at a full-grown man for the fulfillment of God’s purpose. One of the most practical ways for our daily life to arrive at a full-grown man is to practice the church life in the consciousness of the one new man […]
Struggling to Minister Christ to Others to Present them Full-Grown in Christ
The Apostle Paul was a very good pattern of laboring and struggling to present every man full-grown in Christ (Col. 1:28-29). He didn’t just preach the gospel in a city and “moved on to another city”; rather, he agonized, struggled, and labored to present every man full-grown in Christ. Our service in the church is, […]
Carrying Out the Stewardship of God by Preaching the Gospel and Dispensing Christ
All believers in Christ have been entrusted by God with a stewardship, which is to minister the riches of Christ into others for the building up of the Body of Christ. When we preach the gospel, we carry out the stewardship of God by contacting sinners where they are and ministering God into them (see […]
God’s Economy has Become the Stewardship of God Given to All the Believers in Christ
There are many aspects to arriving at a full-grown man, at the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ. One of these aspects is that we need to carry out the stewardship of God to present every man full-grown in Christ (see Col. 1:24-29). Paul was entrusted by God with a ministry – […]
The Greatest Hindrance to the One New Man and How can We be Renewed in Our Mind
The greatest hindrance to the one new man which God desires to obtain on the earth is the unrenewed mind. Actually, the greatest hindrance to the practical existence of the new man is my mind – when it is unrenewed, not saturated with the element of God. Throughout our life we build up a certain […]