THE GOAL OF THE LORD’S RECOVERY—
TO BRING FORTH THE ONE NEW MAN
Message One
Our Urgent Need to See
the Vision of the Church as the One New Man
Opening Word of the Prophesying Meeting
Reading the verses in each day.
Reading the main points in the outlines.
Pray-reading the verses:
Therefore, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision…..—Acts 26:19
Abolishing in His flesh the law of the commandments in ordinances, that He might create the
two in Himself into one new man, [so] making peace. And might reconcile both in one Body to God through the cross, having slain the enmity by it—Eph. 2:15-16
Word of Appetizer
What is the Goal of the Lord’s recovery?
The goal of the Lord’s recovery is to bring forth the one new man; What the Lord has been doing and is doing now in His recovery is bringing forth the one new man with Himself as the life, person, and constituent.
The world situation has been raised up for the goal of bringing forth the one new man; everything that the Lord is doing in the present age is to usher in the practical existence of the one new man.
Spiritual Burden
The goal of the Lord’s recovery is to bring forth the one new man—a corporate, universal man—for the fulfillment of God’s eternal purpose. In the last days of this age, before the Lord is able to return, we must see the vision of the one Body and the one new man.
Now is the time for God to accomplish His purpose—to perfect the one new man, who will come into full existence on earth. The Lord today is doing this work on the earth, and this is the goal of the Lord’s recovery today.
Concluding Word of the Prophesying Meeting
The Revelation of the Truth
In the last days of this age, before the Lord is able to return, we must see the vision of the one Body and the one new man.
The church is the one new man to accomplish God’s eternal purpose.
The one new man was created through Christ’s death on the cross.
The one new man is Christ constituted into us.
The goal of the Lord’s recovery is to bring forth the one new man.
Now is the time for God to accomplish His purpose—to perfect the one new man, who will come into full existence on earth.
The Experience of Life
The Christ who indwells us is the constituent of the one new man; As we enjoy Christ daily, He is wrought into us, constituted into our very being. In this way, Christ becomes our constituent.
As we experience and enjoy the all-inclusive Christ, He is constituted into us, and we become the one new man.
Practice and Application
In the last days of this age, before the Lord is able to return, we must see the vision of the one Body and the one new man; The heavenly vision governs us, restricts us, controls us, directs us, preserves us, revolutionizes us; Today everything is ripe, ready, and prepared for the new man to come forth. We all have to see where we are. We are at the end time, and this is the most golden time. This is the right time for the Lord’s recovery. Our view must be broadened.
Using Key Verses to Have a Bird’s-Eye View over the Whole Outline
Key Verses (1)
Where there is no vision, the people cast off restraint; …—Prov. 29:18a
Therefore, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision,—Acts 26:19
That Christ may make His home in your hearts through faith,—Eph 3:17a
…be renewed in the spirit of your mind . And put on the new man, —Eph 4:23-24
I. In the last days of this age, before the Lord is able to return, we must see the vision of the one Body and the one new man
- In the Bible vision denotes an extraordinary scene; it refers to a special kind of seeing—a glorious, inward seeing—and to the spiritual scenery we see from God:
- The heavenly vision governs us, restricts us, controls us, directs us, preserves us, revolutionizes us, keeps us in the genuine oneness, and gives us the boldness to go on.
- Under the heavenly vision we are directed toward God’s destination, and our life is controlled according to God’s economy.
- Ultimately, the Bible speaks of the church as the one new man:
- As the one new man, the church is a corporate person and needs Christ not only as its life but also as its person; For the practical existence of the one new man, we all need to take Christ as our person.
Key Verses (2)
Abolishing in His flesh the law of the commandments in ordinances, that He might create he
two in Himself into one new man, so making peace; And might reconcile both in one Body to God through the cross, having slain the enmity by it—Eph 2:15-16
Where there cannot be Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, slave, free man, but Christ is all and in all—Col 3:11
… the last Adam became a life-giving Spirit1— Cor. 15:45
II. The church is the one new man to accomplish God’s eternal purpose
III. The one new man was created through Christ’s death on the cross
IV. The one new man is Christ constituted into us
- God’s intention in His creation of man was to have a corporate man to express Him and to represent Him; the Bible reveals that the one new man is a corporate, universal man; the church as the one new man is the corporate man in God’s intention.
- The one new man was created by Christ with two kinds of materials—the redeemed created man and the divine element; on the cross Christ put these two elements together to produce a new man.
- The Christ who indwells us is the constituent of the one new man; As we experience and enjoy the all-inclusive Christ, He is constituted into us, and we become the one new man; in the one new man Christ is all the members and is in all the members.
Key Verses (3)
And have put on the new man, which is being renewed unto full knowledge according to the image of Him who created him, Where there cannot be Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, slave, free man, but Christ is all and in all—Col 3:10
Until we all arrive at the oneness of the faith and of the full knowledge of the Son of God, at a full-grown man, at the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ—Eph 4:13
V. The goal of the Lord’s recovery is to bring forth the one new man
VI. Now is the time for God to accomplish His purpose—to perfect the one new man
- What the Lord has been doing and is doing now in His recovery is bringing forth the one new man with Himself as the life, person, and constituent; The Lord wants to show Satan that He can produce and bring forth the one new man out of every tongue and people from among the nations.
- Everything that the Lord is doing in the present age is to usher in the practical existence of the one new man; when the one new man is full-grown and perfected, that will be the time for the Lord’s coming, and the full-grown, perfected one new man will be the bride.
Prophesying Topics—Twelve Topics per Week
D1
T1 Vision denotes an extraordinary scene. (Dan. 7:1, 9-10; Acts 26:19.)
(According to Dan. 7:1, 9-10, and 13-14 whatever we see through God’s revelation is a vision. )
T2 This vision is able to keep us in God’s economy.( Prov. 29:18a)
(Please explain that the heavenly vision governs us, keeps us in the genuine oneness, and gives us the boldness to go on)
D2
T1 The church is the one new man to accomplish God’s eternal purpose.(Gen.1:26)
(Please explain that God’s intention in His creation of man was to have a corporate man to express Him and to represent Him.)
T2 The church is not only the Body but also the new man.(Col.3:4,10)
(Please explain the difference between the new man and the body.)
D3
T1 The new man is not individual but corporate.( Eph. 2:15)
(Please explain that this one new man is a corporate man, and this corporate new man is the aggregate of all the God-men.)
T2 The one new man was created through Christ’s death on the cross.(Eph.2:15-16)
(Please explain that what is the two kinds of materials that the one new man was created with.)
D4
T1 The new man has been created in Christ and with Christ.(Eph.2:15)
(Why apart from being in Christ, we could not have been created into one new man?)
T2 The Christ is the constituent of the one new man.(Col.1:27;3:11)
(Please explain that as we experience and enjoy the all-inclusive Christ, He is constituted into us, and we become the one new man.)
D5
T1 Christ is all and in all.(Col.3:11)
(Please explain that according to the experience in this new man there is no place for anyone else.)
T2 The goal of the Lord’s recovery is to bring forth the one new man.(Eph.2:15; 4:22-24; Col. 3:10-11)
(Please explain that this is not an outward movement—it is Christ Himself within us as our life, person, and constituent.)
D6
T1 The one new man will come into full existence on earth.(Eph.4:24)
(Everything that the Lord is doing in the present age is to usher in the practical existence of the one new man.)
T2 Today everything is ripe, ready, and prepared for the new man to come forth.(Eph.4:24)
(Please explain in detail that everything on this earth is for the perfection of the new man.)
