Wednesday, May 11, 2011

lets not neglect the christ to teach doctrines....watchman nee

Certain religious teachers attempt to systematize the
revelation in the New Testament. Under the influence of such
systematic teachings, some suppose that since Christ is in
the third heaven He cannot be elsewhere, particularly not in
us. Nevertheless, the Bible says that Christ is both in the
third heaven and in us as well. Furthermore, although Christ
is in us already, He is coming. This means that He is both
here now and He is coming. I cannot reconcile this. I simply
believe both aspects because the New Testament reveals both.

The problem many believers have is that they have been
religiously indoctrinated regarding the objective aspect of
the Lord's coming, to the neglect of the subjective aspect.
They pay their full attention to the Christ in heaven and
firmly believe in His coming back. However, they neglect the
fact of the indwelling Christ, perhaps not even realizing
that Christ is now within them. As we are awaiting Christ's
coming back from the heavens, we need to enjoy Him inwardly.
The Lord Jesus said, “Behold, I stand at the door and knock;
if anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in
to him and dine with him and he with Me” (Rev. 3:20). The
Lord's word here indicates that He is here already. How we
need to experience the living, subjective, indwelling Christ!

My burden is to minister such a Christ to the Lord's people.
What is the use of knowing how to rightly interpret the Bible
if we do not have a direct, precious, and intimate enjoyment
of the living Christ?

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