The Lord Jesus is not only the Son of God but also the Son of Man, and as the Son of Man He is the unique material for God’s building; we need the humanity of Jesus for God’s building. God’s desire and intention is to obtain a building, which is the corporate expression of Himself […]
Being those who Live in the Reality of the Body of Christ in the Church Life today
God today is doing one thing: He’s building up the church as the Body of Christ so that the bride of Christ may be prepared for Christ to return and end this age; if we see this, we will be those who strive to live in the reality of the Body of Christ today. It […]
Living by the Divine Life, with an Uplifted Humanity, by the Cross in the Church life
It is so amazing to realize that the church is not only the gathering of God’s called out ones but also an organism with two lives and two natures – the human nature and the divine nature, and therefore we should be those living by the divine life in the church life today. The epistle […]
God’s Life in us Causes us to be Transcendent so that we may Express God Corporately
The four living creatures in Ezekiel 1 are a corporate expression of Christ, the One on the throne, living out the life of Christ in a corporate way; they express Christ in His ruling and reigning (the face of a lion), in His serving and sacrificing (the face of an ox), in His being a […]
Our Work for the Lord in the Gospel is by the Lord’s Resurrection Life and Power
What does it mean to serve God in our spirit in the gospel of His Son (Rom. 1:9)? Much of the service rendered to God today by His people is outwardly good, great, and even wonderful, but do the Lord’s believers serve Him in their spirit in the gospel of His Son? First of all, […]
Knowing Others Not According to the Flesh but According to the Spirit
The ambassadors of Christ are those who don’t live by their human life but by the divine immortal life in their spirit, and they have the ambition to please God by living to Him and no longer to themselves. Another qualification of an ambassador of Christ is that he no longer knows people according to […]
Being the Ambassadors of Christ Who Live by the Immortal Life in our Spirit
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In 2 Corinthians we see a particular aspect of the ones who work for God – they are ambassadors of Christ with the ministry of reconciliation (2 Cor. 5:20). To be an ambassador is not a small thing – it is the greatest honor to be the ambassador of the King of Kings, to represent […]