The God-man Living of the Lord Jesus vs. the Living of the One New Man in the Body of Christ

 The God-man Living of the Lord Jesus vs. the Living of the One New Man in the Body of Christ

Matthew 11:29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, because I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

John 1:18 No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is himself God and is himself in closest relationship with the Father, has made him known.

John 12:24 Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single kernel; but if it dies, it produces many seeds.

Romans 8:29 For God also predestined those he foretold to be conformed to the image of the Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.

Galatians 2:20 I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the flesh, I live in faith with the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

Ephesians 4:16 In him the whole body, joined together and united by each abundant joint and by each part according to its measure and function, grows so that it may build itself up in love.

Colossians 3:10 And clothed itself with the new self, being renewed in the image of the Creator, that is, perfect in knowledge; 

Item	The God-man Living of the Lord Jesus  (The Four Gospels)	The Living of the One New Man  (The Body of Christ)	Intrinsic Relationship
Meaning	The living of the first God-man expressing God in humanity.	The corporate living of many God-men expressing Christ in His Body.	The individual Model becomes the corporate reproduction.
Origin	God became man through incarnation.	Man becomes a God-man through regeneration and transformation.	God became man so that man may become God in life and nature, but not in the Godhead.
Source	The Father lived and worked in the Son.	The processed Triune God lives and works in the church.	The same divine source.
Life	The divine life expressed in one God-man.	The same divine life expressed in many God-men.	One life in many members.
Pattern	Christ is the unique Model (prototype).	The believers are His mass reproduction.	One Model produces countless reproductions.
Spiritual Figure	One grain of wheat.	Many grains becoming one loaf.	John 12:24; 1 Cor. 10:17.
Another Figure	The Firstborn Son.	The many brothers.	Rom. 8:29.
Description	The Lord never lived by Himself but always by the Father.	The believers no longer live by themselves but by Christ.	The same principle of living.
Characteristic	Denying the self, obeying the Father, expressing God.	Denying the self, living Christ, building up the Body.	The continuation of the God-man living.
Content of Living	Loving the Father, shepherding people, serving others, fulfilling God's will.	Loving Christ, loving one another, functioning in coordination, building the Body.	The Gospel living continued in the church life.
Sphere	One individual God-man.	One corporate new man.	From individual to corporate.
Reality	"The reality which is in Jesus." (Eph. 4:21)	The reality of the Body of Christ.	The former produces the latter.
Model	Jesus Himself.	Christ reproduced in all believers.	Eph. 4:20–21.
Means	The Father, the Spirit, and the divine life.	The mingled spirit, the life-giving Spirit, and the indwelling Christ.	The same Spirit operating.
Way of Living	Living because of the Father.	Walking according to the mingled spirit.	Rom. 8:4.
Secret	Not living by Himself.	Not living by the natural life but by Christ.	Gal. 2:20.
Learning	Christ established the pattern.	We learn Christ by being conformed to Him.	Eph. 4:20–21.
Transformation	Christ became the mold.	The Spirit conforms us to Christ's image.	Rom. 8:29.
Result	The First God-man.	Millions of reproduced God-men.	The Firstborn among many sons.
Further Result	Christ obtained His Body.	The Body becomes the one new man.	Eph. 2:15.
Highest Outcome	God expressed in one Person.	God expressed corporately.	God's eternal expression.
Purpose	To accomplish redemption and establish the divine pattern.	To build up the Body of Christ and produce the one new man.	To fulfill God's eternal economy.
Ultimate Consummation	Becoming the life supply.	The New Jerusalem.	The eternal corporate God-man.
Mutual Relationship	Prototype.	Reproduction.	The Prototype produces the reproduction.
Spiritual Principle	Live the Father.	Live Christ.	The same life, enlarged.
Biblical Examples	Gethsemane, washing the disciples' feet, shepherding, forgiving sinners, ministering life.	Pentecost, Peter, Stephen, Paul, the church in Antioch.	The Model reproduced in the church.
Present-Day Application	Behold Christ in the Gospels.	Live Christ in the church life through the mingled spirit.	His biography becomes our history.
Daily Practice	Pray, obey, deny the self, fellowship with the Father.	Pray, enjoy Christ, fellowship, coordinate, prophesy, build the Body.	The same spiritual practices.
Ministry Burden	Produce God-men.	Perfect the corporate God-man.	Every believer becomes Christ's reproduction.
Guideline for Prophesying	Testify how Christ lived the Father.	Testify how we live Christ for the Body.	Prophesying ministers Christ for the building up of the Body.
One-Sentence Summary	Christ is the first God-man who lived the divine-human life as the unique Model.	The church is the corporate God-man living the life of the one new man.	One God-man becomes one corporate new man.
Summary of Related Scriptures	The Incarnation        John 1:14   Living because of the Father        John 5:19, 30; 6:57; 14:10 The Pattern of the God-man        Matt. 11:29; 1 Pet. 2:21 One Grain Producing Many Grains John 12:24   The First God-man       John 1:18; Col. 1:15 Christ Becoming the Life-giving Spirit    1 Cor. 15:45b  Christ Our Life    Col. 3:4; Gal. 2:20 Learning Christ         Eph. 4:20–21  The Reality Which Is in Jesus  Eph. 4:21 Being Conformed to Christ Rom. 8:29  Walking According to the Spirit            Rom. 8:4, 6, 10 The Body of Christ  1 Cor. 12:12–27; Eph. 1:22–23 The One New Man Eph. 2:15; 4:24; Col. 3:10–11 Christ Making His Home in Our Hearts Eph. 3:17  The Reality of the Body     Eph. 4:15–16 The Ultimate Consummation       Rev. 21:2, 10–11; 22:1–2

 

Spiritual Sequence

Step	Spiritual Progression
1	God became man through incarnation.
2	Jesus lived the perfect God-man life as the divine Model.
3	Christ died and resurrected.
4	He became the life-giving Spirit.
5	He entered into the believers as their life.
6	The believers learn Christ according to the reality in Jesus.
7	They are conformed to Christ's image.
8	Many God-men are produced.
9	These God-men are built together as the Body of Christ.
10	The Body lives as the one new man.
11	The consummation is the New Jerusalem—the eternal corporate expression of the Triune God.

 

The Relationship Between the Two

The Lord Jesus	The One New Man
One God-man	Corporate God-man
The Firstborn Son	Many sons
One grain	Many grains
Prototype	Reproduction
Individual expression	Corporate expression
The Head	The Body
The Pattern	The Fulfillment
The Beginning	The Continuation
The Gospel Living	The Church Living
The Reality in Jesus	The Reality of the Body
One Person	One New Man
Seed	Harvest
Foundation	Building
Model	Mass Reproduction

 

Guidelines for Prophesying

Point	Speaking Burden
Vision	The Four Gospels reveal not merely Jesus' history but the divine pattern of the God-man living.
Revelation	Christ became the life-giving Spirit to reproduce His living in us.
Experience	We do not imitate Jesus outwardly; we live Him inwardly by His life.
Practice	Learning Christ means being molded into His image according to the reality in Jesus.
Church Life	The church life today should be exactly the same as the life revealed in the Gospels.
Goal	Every saint becomes a reproduction of Christ for the building up of His Body.
Consummation	The corporate God-man will reach its ultimate fulfillment in the New Jerusalem.

 

Conclusion

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Summary

The God-man living of the Lord Jesus in the Four Gospels is not merely a moral example but the divine prototype in God's eternal economy. Through His death and resurrection, Christ became the life-giving Spirit to impart Himself into His believers. As they live by the mingled spirit according to "the reality which is in Jesus," they are transformed into His image and become His mass reproduction. Individually they live the God-man life; corporately they become the one new man, expressing Christ in the Body. Thus, the life revealed in the Gospels continues in the church and reaches its ultimate consummation in the New Jerusalem as the eternal corporate expression of the processed and consummated Triune God.

 

*Please refer to the 2026 Memorial Day Special Conference Theme: The Urgent Need for a New Revival, Part Three: The Life of the Gods for a New Revival