Meeting in Oneness, in the name of Jesus, in the Mingled Spirit, and with the Cross

Matt. 18:20 For where there are two or three gathered into My name, there am I in their midst.

In His wisdom, God has chosen a particular place for His people to meet - in the Old Testament this was Jerusalem, and in the New Testament is the genuine ground of oneness, the ground of the church. According to the Biblical principle, in God's … [Continue reading]

The Unique Ground of the Church – one Church in one City – in the Genuine Oneness

1 Cor. 1:2 To the church of God which is in Corinth, to those who have been sanctified in Christ Jesus, the called saints, with all those who call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place, who is theirs and ours.

When speaking of the church, we first need to see its nature, and then we need to see the unique ground of the church, which is the genuine ground of oneness; in practicality, as the New Testament reveals, there is only one church in one … [Continue reading]

Seeing a Vision of the Mingled Spirit, the Focus of God’s Economy, for the Church Life

Rom. 8:4 That the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the spirit.

If we see that the church is the mingling of God and man, we will also realize that the mingled spirit is the focus of God's economy, for it is when we live in the mingled spirit and walk in the spirit that we fulfil His purpose. In order for us … [Continue reading]

Being Flexible in Pray-reading, and Enjoying and Sharing the HWMR with the Saints

Being Flexible in Pray-reading the word, and Enjoying and Sharing the HWMR with the Saints

In regards to practicing the morning revival, my wife and I do not have any forms - we are flexible in pray-reading. We can either pray first or read first and vice versa. That is no rigid way of having our revival. Feelings of satisfaction, joy … [Continue reading]

The Church is the Mingling of God and Man, the Enlargement of Christ as the God-man

Eph. 1:22-23 ...The church, which is His Body, the fullness of the One who fills all in all.

The church is the mingling of God and man; the church is nothing else but God mingled with man, and the nature of the church is the mingling of God with man. According to our natural and fallen concept, when we think of the church we merely … [Continue reading]

We need to be Watchful and Faithful in Preserving the Nature of the Church

The church, which is the embodiment of the kingdom, should be like an herb that produces food. However, its nature and function were changed, so that it became a "tree," a lodging place for birds. (This is against the law of God's creation, that is, that every plant must be after its kind — Gen. 1:11-12.) This change happened in the first part of the fourth century, when Constantine the Great mixed the church with the world. He brought thousands of false believers into Christianity, making it Christendom, no longer the church. Hence, this third parable corresponds with the third of the seven churches in Rev. 2 and 3, the church in Pergamos (Rev. 2:12-17 — see note 121 there). The mustard is an annual herb, whereas the tree is a perennial plant. The church, according to its heavenly and spiritual nature, should be like the mustard, sojourning on the earth. But with its nature changed, the church became deeply rooted and settled as a tree in the earth, flourishing with its enterprises as the branches in which many evil persons and things are lodged. This resulted in the formation of the outward organization of the outward appearance of the kingdom of the heavens. Matt. 13:32, note 1

In the church life today we need to be watchful and faithful in preserving the nature of the church; according to the Lord Jesus, the church must be like a mustard seed, sojourning on earth and being for God's satisfaction. The church as the Lord … [Continue reading]

The Church is Heavenly: the Nature of the Church is to Submit to God’s Authority

Matt. 6:10 Your kingdom come; Your will be done, as in heaven, so also on earth.

The nature of the church is heavenly, and the main significance of this is that the church is under Christ's authority, submitting to no other person but Christ and His authority alone. It is vitally necessary for us as believers in Christ to know … [Continue reading]