Six Principles for Christ to be Formed in Believers

 

Six Principles for Christ to be Formed in Believers

Ephesians 1:17-18 "That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the full knowledge of Him, the eyes of your heart having been enlightened..."

Romans 6:6 "Knowing this, that our old man has been crucified with Him in order that the body of sin might be annulled, that we should no longer serve sin as slaves."

Exodus 6:6-8 "Therefore say to the children of Israel, I am Jehovah, and I will... redeem you... and I will... bring you to the land which I swore to give to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob..."

Philippians 2:5 "Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus."

Galatians 3:26, 29 "For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus... And if you are of Christ, then you are Abraham's seed, heirs according to promise."

Ephesians 1:13-14 "In whom you also... having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of the promise, who is the pledge of our inheritance..."

 

Principle	Explanation	Example	Application	Related Scriptures
1. No Seeing, No Obtaining (Christ)	God desires to reveal His Son in us. This revelation is not external but internal; not through outward visions but through inward seeing. Without this inner revelation, we cannot truly obtain Christ.	Paul's experience on the Damascus road where God revealed His Son in him, enabling Paul to know Christ and receive Him as life.	We need to pray that God would open our spiritual eyes so that we can see Christ, know Him, and receive Him as our life and everything.	Galatians 1:15-16 "But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb and called me through His grace, to reveal His Son in me, that I might preach Him among the Gentiles..."
2. No Dying, No Living	We must be crucified with Christ; our old self must die so that Christ can live in us. This is an organic union through our co-death and co-living with Christ, enabling Him to become our life.	Paul's testimony: "I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but it is Christ who lives in me."	Daily deny the self, take up the cross, and follow the Lord; practice not living according to our own preferences and thoughts, but according to the indwelling Christ.	Galatians 2:20 "I am crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but it is Christ who lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live in faith, the faith of the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me."
3. No Exodus (from Egypt-the world), No Entrance (into the Good Land-Christ)	We must be delivered from the present evil religious system of the world before we can enter into the full experience and enjoyment of Christ, just as the Israelites had to leave Egypt before entering Canaan.	The history of Israel's exodus from Egypt and entrance into Canaan; Paul testified that Christ "gave Himself for our sins that He might rescue us out of the present evil age."	Reject the values and lifestyle of the world; no longer rely on religious practices of keeping the law for justification, but rely solely on Christ and live in Him.	Galatians 1:4 "Who gave Himself for our sins that He might rescue us out of the present evil age according to the will of our God and Father." John 15:4-5 "Abide in Me and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself unless it abides in the vine, so neither can you unless you abide in Me. I am the vine; you are the branches. He who abides in Me and I in him, he bears much fruit..." Ephesians 3:17 "That Christ may make His home in your hearts through faith..."
4. No Abiding, No Fruit-bearing	We must abide in Christ and maintain an organic union with Him in order to bear the fruit of life. Christ must make His home in our hearts and settle in us before He can produce fruit in our lives.	The relationship between the vine and the branches; Christ making His home in our hearts and permeating our entire being, dwelling in us.	Practice daily communion with the Lord, draw near to Him continually, let His word dwell in us richly; maintain an unbroken life union with the Lord.
5. No Yielding, No Formation	We must allow Christ to permeate all the inward parts of our being, to possess our entire person, to saturate and permeate our mind, emotion, and will, so that He can be formed in us.	Paul travailing again in birth for the believers until Christ is formed in them; Christ making His home in our hearts, possessing our entire being.	Open our mind, emotion, and will to the Lord; let Christ's mind become our mind; let His love fill our emotion; let His will become our will.	Galatians 4:19 "My children, with whom I travail again in birth until Christ is formed in you." Ephesians 4:23 "And that you be renewed in the spirit of your mind." Galatians 4:5-7 "That He might redeem those under law that we might receive the sonship. And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying, Abba, Father! So then you are no longer a slave but a son; and if a son, then an heir through God."
6. No Formation, No Inheritance	Christ must be formed in us before we can become full-grown sons, heirs to inherit God's promised blessing, and mature in the divine sonship.	In the Old Testament, God's chosen people were regarded as infants, but in the New Testament, believers are regarded as full-grown sons who will inherit the promised blessing, which is Christ as the all-inclusive Spirit.	Pursue spiritual maturity, not remaining in the stage of spiritual infancy; allow Christ to develop fully in us so that we can fully enjoy all the riches God has given us.

 

Conclusion:

This table details the six key principles for Christ to be formed in believers, illustrating the process of spiritual growth from initial faith to maturity. These principles collectively portray a complete spiritual journey:

l   First, we need to see Christ, receiving God's revelation of His Son in us; then, we must be crucified with Christ, allowing our old self to die; next, we need to come out of the world to enter into the full experience of Christ; furthermore, we need to abide in Christ, maintaining an organic union with Him; we also need to allow Christ to possess our entire being, permeating all our inward parts; finally, when Christ is fully formed in us, we can become mature sons who fully inherit God's promised inheritance.

l   These six principles are not only interconnected but also progressive, showing the complete journey of a believer's life growth in Christ. Each step builds upon the previous one, guiding believers from initial faith to maturity, ultimately reaching the fullness of divine sonship.

 

*Please refer to the July 2024 Anaheim Training in California, USA Experience, Enjoy and Manifest Christ (II) Week 19 The One Formed in the Believer