We have seen Christ is reality

Only Christ Being Reality
and Only the Spirit Giving Life
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Third, knowledge is empty and the letter kills; only Christ is reality, and only the Spirit gives life. Thus, there must be prayer, confession of sins, and the abundantly rich filling and saturation with the Spirit of Christ before reading these lessons. In reading, there should be the practice of depending less on the mind and more on the spirit, rejecting the old way of knowledge and emphasizing the new way of life. Sentence after sentence that is being read should be pushed out by the spirit with life that others’ spirits may be touched for them to receive the life supply of the pneumatic Christ. This point can be considered to be the most important.

As a matter of fact, the word of God does not require us to use our mind too much to think. Rather, it requires our spirit to touch the Holy Spirit. Then we are spontaneously enlightened within. Thinking causes us to have only knowledge, and knowledge is merely the letter, which is empty and which kills. When we use our spirit, we touch life. Life contains Christ, and Christ is the reality.

Bearing Remaining Fruit
CWWL, 1987, vol. 1
Chapter 13 (LSM)

Not just doctrines and theology,
But the content of reality:
Christ as everything in you and me,
He’s everything to us!

The economy of God is carried out in our everyday life. Being specific in our prayers and actions (1 John 5:14-15) to gain Christ will reveal Christ to us as our reality.

There is a warning at the end of this song.

“Not Just doctrines and theology,
But the content of reality:
Christ as everything in you and me,
He’s everything to us! ”

We know much of the truth in the Bible has been released in the past 200 years. There has been light shed on Paul’s vision of the church just in the last century. This has been marvelous. Even though I have seen such a high vision, I question how much of it is being lived out in my Christian experience. Am I walking in and been faithful to this vision? This is a sober matter. Is my church life just meetings?

When I came to this Islamic country.

I searched for the Lord's Recovery to continue my journey along with Jesus God. That time, the church introduced this hymn to me and I didn't focused on the truth in the lyrics. But after long time, I heard again this hymn but this time "whole lyrics filled my heart, now my heart kind a overflowing".

Hallelujah! In the body we
Bear the death of Christ continually:
Thus His life comes forth for all to see as
The outer man is broken down,
The inner man is shining so that—
In these earthen vessels men can see
There’s the treasure of reality!
Thus the gospel’s glorious light will be
Shining out from us.

Hope this called the progression and development in His Divine Life. Amen!

We have seen Christ is reality:

But it’s not sufficient just to see:

He in our experience must be

Everything to us.

Lord, may each believer shine out as a lamp and may the church shine out as a city to all those around so that You may gain the glory! 🙏 We love you Lord Jesus ❤️

This is a hymn about experience. I am impressed by the experience of turning to the Lord. This has been made real to me over the years. When we turn the Lord can shine His light on us. This is not always pleasant and we do not want to see who we are before God. On the positive side we see Jesus and who He is which draws us more to Him. This makes us able to go through the breaking necessary so He can shine through us. This is a suffering, but if we want to really exhibit Christ the outer man must be broken so that Christ can shine through as the gospel. Are we willing to go through things to gain Christ so that He can gain others?

I have a very old cassette tape for my own. I have recorded a beautiful hymn in about 48 Years ago. I didn't know the name of this Hymn song till now. Because the condition of recording was very bad. I could not listen it's lyric, word at all.

And I recorded FEN broadcasting from a Sunday Church service for American military base of Yokohama at that time. The Most important memories of that era for me was the War in Vietnam. Many American soldiers wounded attended that service of course.

Now I know this song is in my side. Very emotional experience.

Thank you for all of brother and sister who editing this beautiful song.

A brother who spoke at my dad's memorial service mentioned verse 2, responding, "Eventually, our inward feelings and our prayers will correspond with the will of God as we grow in grace and in the full knowledge of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ... Jesus said, "Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also." Do we treasure the things which are above? We must lay hold of them to mature in our Christian life here on earth. It is something every Christian must sooner or later face. We are bought with a price, we are not our own. We are His servants and accountable to Him alone.

So let's gain Christ!

I sang this song in my youth over 50 years ago. It is becoming more real to me now. God's goal is for us to gain His Son. How wonderful!

Hallelujah! By His light we see
Oh, how real, how full our Lord will be
If we’ll only turn to Him at every time,
in every day,
Every thing, in every way and—
Be specific for reality!