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We’re gathered here, O Lord, as Thy one Body:
Though we be many, yet we all are one.
We share Thy life and own that we are members,
And thus within, in life we all are one.
Though we be many, yet we all are one.
We share Thy life and own that we are members,
And thus within, in life we all are one.
There is one Body in this universe,
And we express it here on earth;
We stand as one in each locality
For all to see, for all to see.
And we express it here on earth;
We stand as one in each locality
For all to see, for all to see.
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There is one loaf, the symbol of Thy body:
’Twas broken so that all the saints may share.
We eat this bread and, as we are partaking,
Our actual oneness with all saints declare.
’Twas broken so that all the saints may share.
We eat this bread and, as we are partaking,
Our actual oneness with all saints declare.
3
One bread, one cup are now upon the table,
Showing that we can be naught else but one.
Christ has redeemed us, made us His own Body:
What can we say but, “Amen, Lord, we’re one!”
Showing that we can be naught else but one.
Christ has redeemed us, made us His own Body:
What can we say but, “Amen, Lord, we’re one!”
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We stand as one, and cannot be divided,
Because our oneness is of Christ alone.
We eat as one: one loaf, one cup partaking,
And thus our oneness visibly is shown.
Because our oneness is of Christ alone.
We eat as one: one loaf, one cup partaking,
And thus our oneness visibly is shown.
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Oh, what a joy to have this blessed oneness!
We sense that Thou, O Lord, art satisfied;
And we too share this blissful satisfaction—
Sweet foretaste of the Bridegroom with His Bride.
We sense that Thou, O Lord, art satisfied;
And we too share this blissful satisfaction—
Sweet foretaste of the Bridegroom with His Bride.
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8. Members of Christ
as the Head of the Body
We have seen that we are brothers of Christ as the firstborn Son of God. Now we need to see that we are members of Christ as the Head of the Body. In 1 Corinthians 6:15 Paul asks, “Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? ” Because we are organically united with Christ and because Christ dwells in our spirit ( 2 Tim. 4:22 ) and makes His home in our heart ( Eph. 3:17 ), our entire being, including our purified body, becomes a member of Him. To practice such membership we need to offer our body to Him ( Rom. 12:1 , 4-5 ).
First Corinthians 6:17 indicates that we are organically united with Christ. To be one spirit with the Lord is to enter into an organic union with Him, to be united with Him organically. This organic union makes it possible for our bodies to be the members of Christ. Christ indwells our spirit, and from our spirit He spreads throughout our entire being, thereby making His home in our heart. Furthermore, according to Romans 8:11 , from our inner being He seeks to impart Himself as life into our physical body. Therefore, Christ spreads from the spirit to the soul and from the soul to the body. In this way our bodies become His members.
a. Produced Out of Him to Be His Parts
As members of Christ, we are produced out of Him to be His parts ( Eph. 5:30-32 ). In Ephesians 5:30 Paul says that we are members of Christ’s Body. This indicates that we are members of Christ, parts of Christ. According to our natural constitution, we cannot be members of Christ’s Body. Christ Himself is the element, the factor, that makes us parts of Him. Hence, in order to be parts of Christ as members of His Body, we must have Christ wrought into our being.
In Ephesians 5:31 and 32 Paul goes on to say, “For this cause a man shall leave his father and mother and shall be joined to his wife, and the two shall be one flesh. This mystery is great, but I speak with regard to Christ and the church. ” Christ and the church being one spirit ( 1 Cor. 6:17 ), as typified by the husband and wife being one flesh, are the great mystery. The first couple in the Bible, Adam and Eve, present a picture of this. According to the book of Genesis, God did not create man and woman at the same time and in the same way. First God formed man’s body from the dust of the ground. Then He breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and man became a living soul ( Gen. 2:7 ). Later, in order to produce a counterpart for Adam, “the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam” ( Gen. 2:21 ). While Adam slept, the Lord took one of Adam’s ribs and used it for the building of a woman ( Gen. 2:22 , lit. ). In life, nature, and form the woman was the same as the man. Therefore, when God brought the woman to Adam, Adam exclaimed that she was “bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh” ( Gen. 2:23 ).
Because there was no counterpart for Christ in the created universe, God caused Christ to die on the cross. As He “slept” there, His side was opened, and blood and water came forth ( John 19:34 ). Because in Genesis 2 the problem of sin had not come in, that chapter mentions only the rib that was taken out of Adam; it says nothing about blood. But John 19 speaks of blood, which solves the problem of sin. The water signifies the flowing life of Christ, the eternal life, which produces the church. This life is also typified by the rib. According to John 19 , not one of the Lord’s bones was broken when He was on the cross. This was a fulfillment of the Scripture which said, “Not a bone of Him shall be broken” (see Psa. 34:20 ). The unbroken bone of Christ signifies Christ’s unbreakable eternal life. Hence, Adam’s rib typifies the unbreakable eternal life of Christ. It is with this eternal life that we are produced out of Christ to be His parts. The fact that Eve had the same life and nature as Adam signifies that, as members of Christ, we have the same life and nature Christ has. Furthermore, together Adam and Eve made a complete unit. In the same principle, Christ and the church make a complete unit. The church is Christ’s other half. Adam and Eve became one flesh, but Christ and the church are one spirit.
The Conclusion of the
New Testament:
Message 103 (LSM)
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
There’s only one Body in this universe, we stand together as one in each locality, oh what a joy to have this oneness.
Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
Beautiful 😍
Hallelujah
Fremont, California, United States
There is one Body in this universe,
And we express it here on earth;
We stand as one in each locality
For all to see, for all to see.
Praise the Lord!
We stand as one, and cannot be divided, Because our oneness is of Christ alone.
Bayamon, P.R., United States
The only way we can be really one is by the application of the cross and the power of Christ's resurrection. His power of resurrection is sufficient for us. He gives us the cross to bear, but He also supports us with the power of His resurrection. It is in this way that we are transformed. Paul said that he desired to know Christ and the power of His resurrection that he might be conformed to Christ's death (Phil. 3:10). We should live and serve not by our natural power, but by the power of Christ's resurrection.
Source: The Constitution and the Building Up of the Body of Christ, chapter 6.
Taipei, Taiwan
We stand as one, and cannot be divided,
Because our oneness is of Christ alone.
We eat as one: one loaf, one cup partaking,
And thus our oneness visibly is shown.
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
We Stand as one in the whole of the Universe. But we are Expressing Him in the Local Ground. HALLELUJAH!!!
Moreno Valley, CA, United States
We stand as ONE in each locality!
Delhi, India
There is one Body in this universe,
And we express it here on earth;
We stand as one in each locality
For all to see, for all to see. Amen