How the Lord Led Me Into the Oneness of His Body
Jesus prayed in John 17:21, “That they all be one; even as You, Father, are in Me and I in You, that they also may be in Us; that the world may believe that You have sent Me.” For the first 21 years of my life I lived in darkness and separation from God because I was ignorant of His love and salvation. Although my parents did their best to raise me with a Christian perspective, I did not have faith in God or see any real value in going to church. While still a teenager I gave up on religion and began to pursue living my own life. I finished school, but still did not know the...
Read MoreMy Human Spirit
I have a Bachelor of Law degree, a masters degree in Taxation, am a CPA, and have been an international tax advisor for many years. I have been a Christian since I was a young child. One thing that has impressed me most about the church is the understanding of our human spirit. The Bible says that man is created with three parts: the spirit, the soul, and the body (1 Thes. 5:23). The Bible also says that God is Spirit, and we must worship Him in spirit (John 4:24). Our spirit is the deepest part in our being made to contact God. If we don’t use this organ to contact God within, we will not...
Read MoreThe Search for Something Real
I was fortunate enough to have been raised in a family, who through the ministry of Watchman Nee and Witness Lee, came to know and love the Lord. God has always been a very important part of our family life and has been the core part of my entire life. My earliest memories of my family life include sitting in the basement with my mother singing “Jesus loves me this I know” and concluding every evening with the thrill of Bible stories, whether it was Daniel having survived a night with lions or Moses crossing the Red Sea. Every Sunday I would go to children’s service and there we had a lot of...
Read MoreInspired to Live for the Lord
As I look back on my experience as a Christian, I realize that even though I’m not very old, I’ve experienced something unique and rare that too few other people have. As a 17-year-old headed for my first year of college, I’m thankful that the Lord chose to save me and place me where I could be exposed to the truth in His Word through the ministry of Witness Lee. My parents were saved and came into the practice of the local churches before I was born, so I grew up attending meetings on the Lord’s day every week. Like most children, I just followed my parents and did what they wanted me to,...
Read MoreA Member of the Body of Christ
I would like to share with you a little about who I am and my experience in the churches and ministry of Witness Lee and Watchman Nee. I grew up in a Christian home where my parents were very active in various leadership roles in a fundamental denomination. Under the conviction of the Holy Spirit, I prayed to receive the Lord when I was eight years old. I was baptized shortly thereafter and began an up-and-down walk with the Lord. In high school, I made some bad choices, being influenced by the world and some peers who were in spiritual darkness. This began in me a period of willful...
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