our measure in the Body Archives - enjoying Christ

The Gifted Members Perfect the Saints so that the Perfected Saints build up the Body

May 17, 2021 by aGodMan Leave a Comment

The gifted members of the Body perfect the saints so that the perfected saints would build up the Body of Christ. The way the church is built up intrinsically is through the function of all the perfected members of the Body of Christ; the Lord has given some gifts to the Body for the perfecting […]

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Recognize our Measure in the Body and Know our Need for the Function of other Members

December 25, 2020 by aGodMan Leave a Comment

We need to have a sense, a consciousness, of the Body of Christ as the one new man, and we need to recognize our measure, not go beyond it, be blended with others, not consider ourselves more highly than others, but have a Body-consciousness and allow the Body to rule out any individualistic thought and […]

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Growing up into the Head, Christ, by Holding the Head to Grow with the Growth of God

December 11, 2019 by aGodMan Leave a Comment

As believers in Christ, we need to grow up into the Head, Christ, in all things, having the growth of God, the increase of God, for the growing of the Body to be the one new man. There’s a difference between growing in Christ and growing up into the Head, Christ, in all things. Many […]

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We All have a Special Place and Function in the Body: Don’t Go Beyond Your Measure!

November 29, 2013 by aGodMan Leave a Comment

The Body of Christ is, on the one hand, a mystical and spiritual entity that is universal, transcending time and space, and is composed of all the believers in Christ as the many members of the Body of Christ. On the other hand, the Body of Christ is a reality and a life we live […]

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working with God within the measure and the limit He has apportioned us

June 28, 2012 by aGodMan 2 Comments

Our God is a God of measure. He doesn’t do things wildly, and He doesn’t increase the work without measure and without limitation. Yes, He can do a lot of things, and He can fill the whole earth, but He has a measure within which He works through man. We need to see that, just […]

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recognizing our measure in the Body of Christ and not going beyond it

June 27, 2012 by aGodMan 7 Comments

As the many members of the one universal Body of Christ, those standing on the genuine ground of oneness, we all need to take the lead to function in our measure and not go beyond our measure. We need to allow the other members of the Body to limit us and to help us function […]

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