The Church is a Pure Product out of Christ: Nothing Natural can be Added to it!

For even as the body is one and has many members, yet all the members of the body, being many, are one body, so also is the Christ. 1 Cor. 12:12

The church as the Body of Christ is a pure product out of Christ, and only what comes out of Christ with His resurrection life can be His complement and counterpart, the Body of Christ. This week we come to the last part of our deeper study of the … [Continue reading]

Allowing ourselves to be Limited by the other Members, not Going beyond our Measure

For just as in one body we have many members, and all the members do not have the same function. Rom. 12:4

As members of the Body of Christ, we must allow ourselves to be limited by the other members, and we should not go beyond our measure, which measure God has allotted to us in the Body. This week we have seen three main principles of the Body of … [Continue reading]

Treasuring the other Members of the Body and Denying the Self to be Built up Together

If we truly see our position in the Body, it will be as though we were saved a second time. Watchman Nee, The Mystery of Christ, p. 16

Individualism is hateful in the sight of God, for the self is the enemy of the Body, and when we live in the self, we declare independence from God and from the Body of Christ. When we believed into the Lord Jesus, we were regenerated with the … [Continue reading]

There cannot be Independence or Individualism among the Members in the Body of Christ

For even as the body is one and has many members, yet all the members of the body, being many, are one body, so also is the Christ. 1 Cor. 12:12

In the Body of Christ there can be no independence or individualism, for we are members of the Body, and members can't live in detachment from the Body; every member is indispensable, and every members is precious in God's sight. We may know the … [Continue reading]

We cannot Live without the Supply of the Body; we Live in the Body and see God’s Light

Because now we live if you stand firm in the Lord. 1 Thes. 3:8

As members of the Body of Christ, we cannot live without the supply of the Body; therefore, we must constantly avail ourselves of the fellowship of the Body and remain in the Body so that we may receive light and supply. Sometimes we may feel dry … [Continue reading]

We Receive the Supply of the Spirit by the Intercession and Fellowship of the Members

We receive the supply of the Spirit by the intercession and fellowship of the members of the Body of Christ.

We receive the supply of the Spirit by the intercession and fellowship of the members of the Body of Christ. When we remain in the Body and are properly related to the fellow members in the Body, we receive the bountiful supply of the Spirit of Jesus … [Continue reading]

The Supply of the Body is the Bountiful Supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ

For I know that for me this will turn out to salvation through your petition and the bountiful supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ. Phil. 1:19

The supply of the Body of Christ is the bountiful supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, typified by the compound ointment, the holy anointing oil; the compound Spirit is in and for the Body and for the priestly service that build up the Body. This … [Continue reading]