The Holy Nation
Today’s Focus: The Corporate Body of Christ
Scripture: Ephesians 4:13; Philippians 2:5; John 17:21
Greetings Kingdom Citizens
Now we know that the end of the matter is God will be all in all and what that means is there must be a unifying of the Body of Christ. This unifying is done by Holy Spirit who assembles the Body of Christ, order the relationships within and mature the body to the full stature of who Christ is. Now what that means also is there has to be a unity in faith also. Let me show you this scripture. Now Ephesians 4:11,12 speak of the five governmental gifts and who they are for the maturing of the saints for the work of ministry and for the edifying of the Body of Christ: Now let’s look at this last part of Ephesians 4:13:
Ephesians 4:13: “Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ”
So not only is there a unity of the Body but also unity of the faith. We will not be denominationally divided because in that day, everything that God has made Him to be will be because He will be in the fullness of Christ.
There are many definitions to the word corporate but two that stuck out were: 1. A joint identity 2. A collective mind. So when we are talking about the Corporate Body of Christ we are talking about everyone in the Body of Christ having the same identity, fitly arranged by the Holy Spirit and having a collective or “one” mind.
Philippians 2:5: Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus
Hence everyone in the Body of Christ should have one mind and that is Christ’s. This is why denominational doctrines can become a hindrance to people understanding how they fit in the Body. Man’s doctrine always fights against God’s ways and thoughts. Now what God is doing and has been doing is starting to unify the Body of Christ and the Holy Nation. Those who have been called out will really defy religion but also will see the devastating effects of religious practice and how it is hindering people from walking in their Kingdom destiny and maturing the Body. Now Jesus talked about this corporate assembling in His ministry on Earth. Let’s look at some scripture.
John 17:21: That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.
Jesus shows us the corporeity that we are called to be by His relationship with the Father. He desires that all of us who believe on His name be united to Him in the same manner. What is the purpose for this? So that the world may believe that the Father has sent the Son. In addition it shows the reality of Heaven in the Earth. The Body of Christ extends itself between the dimensions of time and the eternal. Moreover when we are united in Christ by the Spirit we are revealed in the order of a Holy Nation.
The culture of the Holy Nation is ordered by the law that shapes the nation. In the next message we will look at the order of the Holy Nation.
At Our Father’s Service,
