As believers in Christ who are learning to receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness so that we may reign in life, we need to imitate the apostle Paul to bring the local churches into the fellowship of the Body of Christ. We may not be the apostle Paul in […]
Reigning in Life Issues in the Real and Practical Body Life with the Highest Virtues
![I exhort you therefore, brothers, through the compassions of God to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, well pleasing to God, [which is] your reasonable service. Rom. 12:1](https://i0.wp.com/www.agodman.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/I-exhort-you-therefore-brothers-through-the-compassions-of-God-to-present-your-bodies-a-living-sacrifice-holy-well-pleasing-to-God-jpg.webp?fit=300%2C169&ssl=1)
The issue of our reigning in life by living under the ruling of the divine life, is the real and practical Body life expressed in the church life; for the Body life, we need to live a life of the highest virtues by reigning in life. Amen! The Lord Jesus was One who reigned […]
The Shepherding that Builds up the Body of Christ is Mutual Shepherding in Love
![Then when they had eaten breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, Simon, [son] of John, do you love Me more than these? He said to Him, Yes, Lord, You know that I love You. He said to him, Feed My lambs. John 21:15](https://i0.wp.com/www.agodman.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Then-when-they-had-eaten-breakfast-Jesus-said-to-Simon-Peter-Simon-son-of-John-do-you-love-Me-more-than-these-jpg.webp?fit=300%2C169&ssl=1)
The shepherding that builds up the Body of Christ is mutual shepherding; we need to shepherd one another in mutuality, relying on those whom we shepherd and receiving their portion, both shepherding others and being shepherded by them so that through this mutual shepherding the church as the Body will build itself up in […]
Being Constituted with Christ to Live a Shepherding Life with an Enlarged Heart
In order for us to shepherd according to God, we need to live a shepherding life, being constituted with Christ so that our heart may be enlarged, we would live an all-fitting life, and we would cherish and nourish the flock of God with the Father’s love and the Son’s seeking spirit. The Lord […]
We need to Live God, Become God, and be One with God to Shepherd according to God
Those who shepherd the flock of God should shepherd according to God; to shepherd according to God is to become the same as God, to be one with God, and do all things in God and according to God. On one hand, we need to enjoy the Lord’s shepherding ourselves, personally, for He is […]
We Shepherd others by Teaching them in Love the Healthy Teaching of God’s Economy
Shepherding depends on teaching; for us to shepherd others, we need to be filled with the healthy teaching of God’s economy and teach others in a loving and caring way. In the church life, we are learning from the Lord Jesus, the Chief Shepherd, to shepherd one another. To shepherd is to render all-inclusive, […]
Shepherd the Believers for their Growth in Life unto the Building up of the Body
The Lord Jesus is our Good Shepherd, and He is the Chief Shepherd; He shepherded us when He was on earth, He is shepherding us in His heavenly ministry, and today we can cooperate with Him to shepherd the believers for them to grow in life unto maturity for the building up of the […]