If we really see that we are members of the Body of Christ, we will spontaneously consider the Body in everything that we do. We will realize that even though we love and treasure the local churches, we are for the Body of Christ, and we will honor the Body, doing what is best for […]
working with God within the measure and the limit He has apportioned us
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 […]
recognizing our measure in the Body of Christ and not going beyond it
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 […]
the four characteristics of our meeting on the genuine ground of oneness
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In the Old Testament God has specifically chosen a place where His people would worship Him, and He designed a specific way for the people of Israel to come to Him. He even interdicted them to worship Him with His offerings wherever they wanted – in Deut. 12:5 we see that God chose a place […]
standing on the unique ground of the church for the Lord to gain His overcomers
In the Bible there is a very simple and at the same time very powerful principle related to the church: one city, one church – within one city there is only one local church. In the early days, the believers practiced it all the time – the practice of the church life after the Pentecost […]
being those who fellowship with the Body and consider the Body in everything
One of the most important principles of the Body is fellowship – the divine fellowship is actually the reality of living in the Body of Christ. If we see the Body, we will no longer do things by ourselves and without letting others know; rather, we will fellowship and coordinate with the other members of […]
for the Body to be built up the self needs to be dealt with by the cross
We need to take the lead to know the Body of Christ (of which we are members) and to keep every principle of the Body. The first principle of the Body is the oneness – we need to KEEP the oneness of the Body at any cost. Then, we need to see that the Body […]