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re the world as christ s living body directed by him as our head of the newly born from above church of the first century the spirit in them made all the difference and their witness had power these that have turned the world upside down are come here also acts 17 6 kj2000 the true church of christ is a living organism but we speaking the truth in love may grow up into him in all things who is the head even christ from whom the whole body being fitly joined together and knit together by that which every joint supplies according to the effectual working in the measure of every part makes increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love eph 4 15 16 kj2000 it is by being joined together in his spirit as a living organism that we find the supply of christ just as any member of our mortal bodies gets its supply if you cut off a member of your own body it dies and can no longer function neither does the rest of your body function as it once did we need every member of his body to function in the fullness of christ see 1 corinthians 12 12 19 the effective working of the measure of every part makes for the growth of his body satan seeks to divide us and destroy christ s body and negate its witness to a dying world jesus said the thief comes not but to steal and to kill and to destroy i am come that they might have life and that they might have it more abundantly john 10 10 kj2000 bind us together lord bind us together with cords that cannot be broken bind us together lord bind us together bind us together in love there is only one god there is only one king there is only one body that is why we sing bind us together lord bind us together with cords that cannot be broken bind us together lord bind us together bind us together in love made for the glory of god purchased by his precious son born with the right to be clean for jesus the victory has won bind us together lord bind us together with cords that cannot be broken bind us together lord bind us together bind us together in love you are the family of god you are the promise divine you are god s chosen desire you are the glorious new wine bind us together lord bind us together with cords that cannot be broken bind us together lord bind us together bind us together in love hymn written by bob gillman share this tweet print opens in new window print email a link to a friend opens in new window email like loading 6 comments posted in abiding in christ all things are made new in christ body life in christ christian unity faith fellowship growing in christ how are we to witness knowing one another after the spirit looking unto jesus not ourselves members one of another newness of life in christ religion vs abiding in christ separation of soul and spirit spirit s guidence spiritual sight unity of the spirit love one another and so fulfill the law of christ jul 29 by michael forget the former things do not dwell on the past see i am doing a new thing now it springs up do you not perceive it i am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland isa 43 18 19 niv in my former blog i wrote about my disappointments and the finding of very little face to face spirit led fellowship among the believers in the area where we live in doing so i was trying to measure church going and home fellowship times in the past with what seems to be lacking here ideally believers should function as a properly functioning family for we are the family of god can you imagine the father in a family forcing his wife and the kids to rearrange all the chairs in the living room every sunday morning and having them sit there facing forward while he stood in front and lectured them for an hour not only that but what if he had them sing songs that were written during the great reformation hundreds of years ago then take up a collection for his pet projects when it was all over is this being a family not really and this methodology for the gathering of his saints is not found anywhere in the new testament this is all a collection of man s traditions in my last blog susanne in germany wrote a comment that gave me much hope you can read it here https awildernessvoice blog 2023 07 26 michael where are you comment 17675 she shared the above passage from isaiah and asked me to consider that god may be doing a new thing in these days to bring us back into alignment as the body of christ it was through the above passage that he said so clearly to me forget the things you experienced in the past i am doing a new thing him doing a new thing had never entered my thinking because i was so focused on the old things he did before by constantly remembering what he did in the past i was missing what he is doing in the here and now one thing i have observed is how most church leadership is occupying almost every moment with their own plans when the believers come together according to the new testament god desires to do and say much through every member of christ s body not just the few paid professionals the system that dominates church gatherings today quenches the spirit in believers and it turns them into passive observers the spirit in them is drowned out or even doubted because what they are hearing inside doesn t always go along with what is being dished out in their sermons and bible study groups the churches are filled with people who are like dead or paralyzed organs in a sick body this is totally contrary to the teachings of the new testament where jesus promised when the spirit of truth comes he will guide you into all the truth for he will not speak on his own authority but whatever he hears he will speak and he will declare to you the things that are to come john 16 13 esv2011 this includes i am doing a new thing jesus said it is the spirit that gives life the flesh profits nothing the words that i speak unto you they are spirit and they are life john 6 63 kj2000 in john chapter one jesus is spoken of as the word he is the living word and he still speaks through his spirit he often speaks to me through verses in the bible but not always when i met my dear wife i heard him say if you let this one go you will never find another one like her she will go the distance find that in the scriptures yes after 57 years we are still together don t get me wrong having a good foundation in the scriptures helps us discern what is his voice and what is not jesus said my sheep hear my voice and i know them and they follow me and i give unto them eternal life and they shall never perish neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand john 10 27 28 kj2000 so what is this new thing he is doing now in revelations we read that god is not like us we tend to find something that god blesses and try to make it happen over and over again god might have been in it initially but god makes all things new and he is very imaginative he is the creator isn t he he still creates and he who was seated on the throne said behold i am making all things new also he said write this down for these words are trustworthy and true rev 21 5 esv2011 as susanne gave us this passage from isaiah to consider in her comment she said how god uses the internet and phone calls for fellowship quite often and this might be part of the new thing that god is doing in this technical age we are in there is no way i could have spent hours on the phone talking to a saint in a foreign country in the past it would have cost way too much but now we have apps that make that possible for free through this he is breaking down those religious walls that promote spiritual passivity in the gatherings of his saints spoken of above pastor wonderful no longer controls the microphone god is using internet blogs chat rooms phone apps emails and phone calls where we can share what we hear the spirit saying and hear about what he is doing in our lives though we live hundreds of miles apart in the 1800 s it took hudson taylor six months to get a letter in china from england when i was in the navy in vietnam it took two to three weeks to receive a letter from my wife and for her to get my reply through these technical tools we are able to love and support one another like is supposed to happen in the new testament church even with the posting of the previous blog i have experienced some great emails calls and comments that were very edifying not only to me but to some of the brothers and sisters i know many have said how blessed they have been by reading the comment sections on our blogs yes face to face fellowship would be even better but that seems to be lacking these days so god had to do a new thing one anothering let s consider that famous passage that is so often misquoted to support the typical sunday church meeting system how often do we hear brother we are not supposed to forsake the gathering in hebrews is says and let us consider one another to provoke to love and to good works not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together as the manner of some is but exhorting one another and so much the more as you see the day approaching heb 10 24 25 akjv we see the phrase one another twice in this passage when does the body of christ join in and do all of this one anothering in today s church system rarely have you ever done a study on how many times in the new testament it says we should be doing things with and for one another let s take a look if i then your lord and master have washed your feet you also ought to wash one another s feet for i have given you an example that you should do as i have done to you john 13 14 15 akjv a new commandment i give to you that you love one another as i have loved you that you also love one another by this shall all men know that you are my disciples if you have love one to another john 13 34 35 akjv also see john 15 12 17 let love be without dissimulation abhor that which is evil hold to that which is good be kindly affectionate one to another with brotherly love in honor preferring one another rom 12 9 10 akjv owe no man any thing but to love one another for he that loves another has fulfilled the law rom 13 8 akjv may the god of endurance and encouragement grant you to live in such harmony with one another in accord with christ jesus that together you may with one voice glorify the god and father of our lord jesus christ therefore welcome one another as christ has welcomed you for the glory of god rom 15 5 7 esv2011 i myself am satisfied about you my brothers that you yourselves are full of goodness filled with all knowledge and able to instruct one another rom 15 14 esv2011 greet one another with a holy kiss all the churches of christ greet you rom 16 16 esv2011 see also 1 cor 16 20 and 2 cor 13 12 for you were called to freedom brothers only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh but through love serve one another gal 5 13 esv2011 bear one another s burdens and so fulfill the law of christ gal 6 2 esv2011 be kind to one another tenderhearted forgiving one another as god in christ forgave you eph 4 32 esv2011 therefore encourage one another and build one another up just as you are doing 1thess 5 11 esv2011 but exhort one another every day as long as it is called today that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin for we have come to share in christ if indeed we hold our original confidence firm to the end heb 3 13 14 esv2011 and this passage sums up the fact that we who are christ s are all called as his kingdom of priests see rev 1 6 and above all these put on love which binds everything together in perfect harmony and let the peace of christ rule in your hearts to which indeed you were called in one body and be thankful let the word of christ dwell in you richly teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs with thankfulness in your hearts to god col 3 14 16 esv2011 these are just some if the verses where we are instructed as to what we should do when we come together whether in person of by electronic means how many of these admonitions actually happen in today s church gatherings or when we communicate with one another in his body do we wash one another s feet do we teach and admonish one another in all wisdom do we exhort one another every day and come together to share in christ do we encourage and build one another up do we by his love serve one another in christ s love do we prefer one another if the body of christ was rich in fulfilling these admonitions what a witness we would be to the unsaved and the world around us jesus stir us up by your spirit to love and good works with and for one another in your body make a way in the wildernesses we live in and give us streams of your spirit to drink from amen the above picture of a forest spring was taken by michael clark all underlinings of scriptures were added by me for emphasis love to you all michael share this tweet print opens in new window print email a link to a friend opens in new window email like loading 10 comments posted in church relevance discerning the body of christ edify one another fellowship in the technical age growing in christ growing in the love of god hearing the voice of god knowing one another after the spirit love members one of another my search for the city of god not forsaking the assembling together personal revelation from god spirit s guidence unity of the spirit michael where are you jul 26 by michael photo by johannes plenio on unsplash these all died in faith not having received the things promised but having seen them and greeted them from afar and having acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth for people who speak thus make it clear that they are seeking a homeland if they had been thinking of that land from which they had gone out they would have had opportunity to return but as it is they desire a better country that is a heavenly one therefore god is not ashamed to be called their god for he has prepared for them a city heb 11 13 16 esv2011 this passage above speaks of where i have emotionally been for the past few months desiring a better country that is a heavenly one frankly i have not had any inspiration to write i have asked myself many times why did we moved to east texas from northern idaho logically we moved here to be near two of our kids six grand kids and five great grands and visiting with them has been a blessing but i have to ask myself what is it that god has for me to do while here and where is his family in christ since we moved here we bought a very nice house that is walking distance to a very large lake with lots of fish to be caught but in this area the humidity off the gulf of mexico is very high and the summer months are hot and muggy this is hard on those of us who have lived just two hours south of canada most of our lives the winter months were tolerable but these summer months for the most part keep us cooped up in air conditioned spaces the main thing that bothers me is that it 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