Paul says,
“For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ. For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.”
1 Corinthians 12:12,13
Baptized into One Spirit
When we are filled with the Holy Spirit, we yield the most unruly part of our flesh to God. We speak as His Spirit gives the utterance. It is the first fruits of our union with His Spirit. Our tongue is the first part of our body we give to our Lord. Speaking with other
Likewise, when the Body of Christ comes into unity with God as a group, there
Makes us of One heart
We see this at work in the first church when Luke says,
“And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.”
Acts 4:32
Therefore we experience “one body”
The truth is, as we become one with God, we become one with each other. There is a familiarity borne of the Spirit that permeates Christ’s body until, though we are still individuals, we act with one accord.
Such unity is God-given, not manmade. When our spirits unite with God, we naturally unite with each other. Just as members of a natural body obey the head, so too the members of Christ’s body obey Jesus.
The unity of the spirit goes much deeper than we know
The problem is, though, people have little idea how far that unity goes. Discerning the Lords’ body is an experience, not just a theological concept. In fact, the church so narrowly defines what unity is, it basically excludes the unity that God is talking about. Truthfully, the unity of one flesh in the Body of Christ goes far beyond what any of us imagine.
God says,
“Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.”
Romans 12:1 NIV
The truth is, loving each other with our bodies is our true and proper worship of Him. We offer our bodies to God as a living sacrifice and He does what He wills with them.
Furthermore, loving one another is simply God loving us. This is something that each and every believer will have to come to grips with in the following days. God, through His Holy Spirit, connects you with another and their touch is His touch, there kisses are His kisses and their love is His love.
Present your body a living sacrifice
Legalism, or natural minded interpretation of scripture, is antithetical to Godly intimacy. Defining what is proper according to the traditions of men, clergy seeks to control all forms of intimacy within their congregations. In fact, these self appointed purity police are Satan’s first line of defense against God’s love. In stopping Divine Love from manifesting among Christ’s people, they do the work of the Devil.
If you are bought with the price and you are not your own, it is God’s right to do with you as He pleases. This includes giving your body as a living sacrifice for His kingdom. Therefore, if the Holy Spirit leads you to love another, is that not God’s choice? If it is God’s right, then who are we to gainsay or resist His Spirit?
The Holy Spirit does what He wants
This is not theory, but something I have experienced. It’s easy to applaud unity until it violates people sensibilities. When someone is kissing another saint in the prayer room, many say “what? God would not do that”. Then, those same people run to the clergy to put a stop to it.
However, do you know what? God does not recognize the authority of pastors and elders who countermand and stop the leading of His Spirit. Just because someone considers that they know the scriptures better that the Holy Spirit makes no difference to Him at all. If God can tell Hosea to marry a harlot, do you think that He will fail to do anything He wants?
One Body, A tsunami of love
The point of telling others about how the Body of Christ becomes one flesh is to give some the opportunity to accept rather than reject it. Events are moving fast and the Tabernacle Experience is about to hit like a Tsunami of love. Those who are led by His Spirit will accept it, but those who cling to their doctrine will reject it.
Seraphim love God and each other
In conclusion, Seraphim love each other while they love God. Seraphim are one flesh, meaning they do not have any self conciousness among them. They love one God for they yield to One Spirit. They have one mind, heart, and body. Their sum is greater than their parts and intimacy is the core of everything the do. I know that very few understand what I am saying right now, but it is my hope that when the Spirit comes, these words will comfort and lead you in to all truth.
This is beautiful!
I love this: “Discerning the Lords’ body is an experience, not just a theological concept. In fact, the church so narrowly defines what unity is, it basically excludes the unity that God is talking about. Truthfuly, the unity of one flesh in the Body of Christ goes far beyond what any of us imagine.”
It seems it HAS to go beyond what any of us imagine, because in John 17 Jesus prays that we (His bride) will be one in the same way the He and the Father are one. That doesn’t look like anything we see on earth – it is a profound spiritual unity that only His Spirit can author and direct and sustain – but it is the unity that He desperately desires for His body to have….and we offer our bodies to Him to do as He wills to bring about His heart’s desire – this is our proper worship…..
Great insight and truth! Thanks for sharing!
Big hugs and lots of love….
Dear CL,
Thank you so much for your comment. I always feel that your words add to the clarity of the post. I feel like we are all emerging from the forest into a clearing filled with wildflowers and sunlight. After being in the cold, dark paths of the trees of thisexistance, to experience God’s love together is a marvelous thing indeed.
God’s people simply don’t know what awaits them, but once they understand that true liberty of His Spirit is filled with intense, intimate interaction with each other by His Spirit, California’s gold rush is going to look like strole compared to the stampede that will take place to embrace God.
Big hugs and lots of love,
Michael