The Effects of Christ's Soul Labor

 

The Effects of Christ's Soul Labor

1 Cor. 15:45 "The last Adam became a life-giving spirit"

2 Cor. 3:17 "The Lord is the Spirit"

Col. 1:18 "He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He might have the preeminence"

Rom. 8:29 "Predestinated us to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the Firstborn among many brothers"

Heb. 1:6 "When He brings the Firstborn into the world"

1 Pet. 1:3 "Regenerated us through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead"

1 Pet. 2:9 "A chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation"

John 12:24 "A grain of wheat...falls into the ground and dies...bears much fruit"

Heb. 2:10 "Bringing many sons into glory"

John 12:23-24 "The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified...bears much fruit"

Col. 3:10-11 "Put on the new man...Christ is all and in all"

Phil. 1:21 "For to me, to live is Christ"

 

No.	As	Became	Purpose Accomplished	Application	Related Scriptures
1	The processed One, the last Adam	The life-giving Spirit	To be the reality of Christ as the Spirit, to multiply through imparting life	Believers receive Christ as life and experience Him as the indwelling Spirit	John 6:63 "It is the Spirit who gives life"; Rom. 8:2 "The law of the Spirit of life" Rev. 1:5 "The firstborn from the dead"; Eph. 1:22-23 "Gave Him to be Head over all things to the church";  2 Cor. 5:17 "If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation" Rom. 8:14-17 "The Spirit of sonship...joint heirs with Christ"; John 1:14,18 "The Word became flesh...the only begotten Son"
2	The preeminent One, the One who is first in all things	The Firstborn from the dead	To give the new creation a new beginning, and to make Christ the Head of the Body	Believers acknowledge Christ's preeminence and live in the new creation
3	The God-man	Begotten by God in His humanity, becoming God's firstborn Son, possessing both divinity and humanity	To be the model for many sons to be conformed to His image	Believers become God in life and nature (but not in the Godhead) and bear Christ's image
4	The resurrection life	Regenerated all His believers	To make believers His brothers, many sons of God; to make them members of God's household, God's kingdom, and God's precious inheritance	Believers enjoy the life of God's household and experience the reality and riches of God's kingdom	John 1:12-13 "Those who believe in His name...were born of God"; Heb. 2:10-12 "Bringing many sons into glory...call them brothers"; Eph. 2:19 "Members of the household of God" 1 Cor. 10:17 "We who are many are one bread, one Body"; Eph. 1:22-23 "The church, which is His Body"; 1 Cor. 12:12 "The body is one and has many members"
5	A grain of wheat	Many grains	These grains are His multiplication, and also the constituents of His Body—one loaf, the church	Believers become Christ's multiplication and increase, built up as Christ's Body
6	His death that releases life and His resurrection that imparts life	Produced a corporate seed	As the effect of His soul labor; He will see this seed in His resurrection and be satisfied	Believers become Christ's satisfaction and reward, expressing His glory	Isa. 53:10-11 "He shall see His seed...He shall see the fruit of the travail of His soul, and be satisfied"; John 15:8 "By this is My Father glorified, that you bear much fruit"
7	The life of believers	All the members of the new man, and in all the members	Christ becomes all and in all in the new man	Believers live Christ and magnify Christ, expressing the reality of the new man	Gal. 2:20 "It is no longer I who live, but it is Christ who lives in me"; Eph. 2:15 "Create the two in Himself into one new man"

 

l   The table includes the different aspects of Christ’s identity (works), what He accomplished (accomplished), the purpose of these effects (accomplished purpose), and the relevant biblical texts.

l   These seven aspects demonstrate the rich fruits of Christ’s resurrection. From becoming a life-giving Spirit to becoming all the members of the new man, each aspect reveals God’s perfect plan in Christ. In particular, the "travail of the soul" mentioned in Isaiah 53:10-11 refers to the suffering Christ experienced on the cross, and these results are the value and reward of His suffering.

l   These seven aspects are interrelated and together display God's complete plan in Christ, from Christ becoming the life-giving Spirit to His being all and in all in the new man, revealing God's complete purpose of salvation for mankind.

 

*Please refer to the April 2025 International Elders and Responsible Brothers Training General Topic: Oneness and the Vital Aspects of Acts Chapter 1 The Continuation of Acts - The Continuation of the Christian Community