As believers in Christ and members of the Body of Christ, we need to put on Christ as the constituents of God’s armour; in particular we need to take up the shield of faith with which we’re able to quench all the flaming darts of the evil one, and we need to receive the helmet […]
The Breastplate of Righteousness and the Firm Foundation of the Gospel of Peace
In spiritual warfare, we need to put on Christ as the constituents of God’s armour; in particular, we need to put on the breastplate of righteousness to cover our conscience and have the firm foundation of the gospel of peace as our shoes, covering our feet for standing in peace. Amen! On the one hand, […]
Put on Christ as the Constituents of God’s Armour: have our Loins Girded with Truth
Christ is the constituents of God’s armour seen in Ephesians 6:10-20, and this armour is for the entire Body of Christ, for we fight the battle in the Body, not on our own; we need to stand, having girded our loins with truth, that is, with the Christ whom we experience and express in our […]
The Building up of the Body is by the Perfected Members Functioning in their Measure
The building up of the Body of Christ is by the perfected members of the Body functioning in their measure. Christ promised that He will build up His church, and He does it by first giving the gifts to the Body and then having the gifted members perfect the saints in the divine dispensing so […]
Being Brought into Love as the Inner Substance of God and Love others as Christ did
We need to be brought into love as the inner substance of God that we may enjoy His presence in the sweetness of the divine love and thereby love others as Christ did; when we love others with Christ as our love, even by becoming love in Christ, we build up the Body in love. […]
Christ is All and in All in the New Man: we need to Take Christ as our Person Today
According to Colossians 3:10-11, in the new man Christ is all the members and in all the members, for the Christ who dwells in us is the constituent of the one new man, and for the new man we all take Christ as our person for the one new man so that He makes decisions […]
Let the Peace of Christ Arbitrate in our Hearts and Keep the Oneness for the New Man
For and in the one new man, we believers in Christ need to allow the peace of Christ to arbitrate in our hearts and keep the oneness of the Spirit in the uniting bond of peace, allowing the peace of Christ to settle all disputes and keep us in peace with God and with man. […]