Ruled by the Peace of Christ, Inhabited by the Word of Christ, and Living in Union with God

Persevering in prayer for the one new man is related to the peace of Christ, to the word of Christ, and to living in union with Christ — Col. 3:15-17.

For us to persevere in prayer for the one new man we need to let the peace of Christ arbitrate in us, let the word of Christ dwell in us richly, and live in union with Christ (see Col. 3:15-17). This is the condition that we must find ourselves in … [Continue reading]

The whole World is against our Prayer: we Persevere in Prayer to Stand on God’s Side

Persevere in prayer, watching in it with thanksgiving. Col. 4:2

We need to persevere in prayer because prayer involves a battle, a fight; everything fights against our prayer life, so we need to pray persistently, with perseverance, standing on God's side. In order for us to touch the reality of the one new man, … [Continue reading]

During our Times of Genuine Prayer we Live Christ and Touch the Reality of the New Man

The experience during times of genuine prayer enables us to touch the reality of the one new man — Col. 1:3, 9; 4:12; Phil. 1:20-21a.

Our experience during times of genuine prayer enables us to touch the reality of the one new man; when we have times of genuine prayer, we are one spirit with the Lord, we live Christ, and we are the new man. Our prayer has to be the genuine prayer. … [Continue reading]

The Pattern of the Lord Jesus as a Man of Prayer and how Prayer Brings us into God

The governing principle of our prayer should be that prayer brings us into God.

According to Luke 11:1-13, the governing principle of our prayer should be that prayer brings us into God. Amen! If we pray and the result is that we're not into God, we need to turn to the Lord and pray according to the principle of the Lord's … [Continue reading]

We need to Grow in Christ and be Perfected to Function for the Building up of the Body

…All the Body…causes the growth of the Body unto the building up of itself in love. Eph. 4:16

For the one new man to come into existence practically and function properly, we all need to grow in the divine life unto maturity and we need to be perfected in our function so that all the perfected members of the Body would build up the Body by … [Continue reading]

We need to Labor and Struggle to Present all the Saints Full-Grown in Christ for the New Man

For the practical existence of the one new man, we need to labor and struggle to present all the saints full-grown in Christ — Col. 1:28-29.

For the practical existence of the one new man, we need to labor and struggle to present all the saints full-grown in Christ; all the things we do should be with ministering Christ to others in view, so that we may be able to present them full-grown … [Continue reading]

The New Man is Perfected by our Growing in Life and being Perfected in our Function

For the perfecting of the saints unto the work of the ministry, unto the building up of the Body of Christ. Eph. 4:12

In Eph. 4 we see the perfecting of the new man through the growth in life; just as a man needs to be perfected and grow through cherishing and nourishing, so the new man needs to be perfected to function in a normal way. We cannot have a part in the … [Continue reading]