In the eyes of God and according to the Bible, the flesh denotes the totality of the fallen old man, our entire fallen being; it is the living out and expression of the old man, and the flesh is enmity against God, not being subject to God’s law nor being able to please God. […]
Pay the Price to gain more of the Spirit and Minister Christ to Shepherd the Flock of God
For us to shepherd the flock of God is to watch over the souls of the saints, being one with the Lord as the Shepherd and Overseer of their souls to care for them; for this, we need to enjoy and dispense grace, pay the price to gain more Christ and minister Him, and be […]
Deny the self and Apply the Killing Power of the Cross to our Natural Disposition under the Lord’s Shining
The Spirit is operating in us and around us to deal with our outer man, our self, our natural disposition, by the killing element of the cross in the compound Spirit, by the discipline of the Holy Spirit, by the shining of Christ as the Spirit, and by the church life, fruit-bearing, and lamb-feeding. May […]
Exercise our Spirit to Reject the Self and Live by the Divine Life to Deal with our Natural Disposition
As believers in Christ, we want to grow in life and be useful to the Lord in service; for this, however, we need to deal with our natural disposition, that is, reject what we are by birth so that it would be Christ who lives and is expressed through us. Our natural disposition is what […]
Being Dealt with in our Natural Disposition to Grow in Life and be Useful in Service
In order for us to be useful to the Lord in His service, we need to deal with our natural disposition for our growth in life; for us to have a proper church life, even a good practice of the genuine church life, we need to deal with what we are by birth. This week […]
Learn from the Lord Jesus to Deny the Self and Not seek our Glory in Serving God
As we follow the pattern of the Lord Jesus, our self has to be denied, our purpose has to be rejected, and our ambition must be given up for the sake of the one new man so that we can be useful to the Lord in His recovery. We need to learn from the Lord […]
Knowing the Body and Engaging in Spiritual Warfare by being for God and Obeying Him
We need to grow in life unto maturity until we reach the fourth stage of our spiritual experience and spiritual life – Christ’s full growth in us; this stage is of engaging in spiritual warfare, where Christ is fully grown and matured in us. In the first stage of the experience of life we experience […]