The Constitution and the Building Up of the Body of Christ, by Witness Lee

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I. THE COMPLETE SALVATION OF GOD

In order to see the revelation of the transformation in life for the building up of the Body of Christ, we need to see the items of the complete salvation of God. These twenty-one items are as follows:

  • 1) Sanctification in God’s calling (1 Pet. 1:2b).
  • 2) The redemption of Christ (Rom. 3:24b).
  • 3) Washing of our sins by the blood of Christ (Rev. 1:5b; 1 Pet. 1:2c; 1 John 1:7).
  • 4) Forgiveness of sins (Acts 2:38).
  • 5) Objective justification by God (Rom. 3:24a).
  • 6) Reconciliation to God (Rom. 5:10a).
  • 7) Objective sanctification by the blood of Christ (Heb. 10:29b).
  • 8) Regeneration by the Spirit (Titus 3:5b).
  • 9) Full salvation of God (Acts 16:31).
  • 10) Daily salvation in the life of Christ (Rom. 5:10; 1 Pet. 2:2).
  • 11) Washing by the Spirit (1 Cor. 6:11a).
  • 12) Anointing of the Spirit (1 John 2:20, 27).
  • 13) Subjective sanctification in the Spirit (1 Cor. 6:11b; Rom. 15:16b; 6:19b, 22b.
  • 14) Subjective justification in the Spirit (1 Cor. 6:11c).
  • 15) God abiding in us (1 John 3:24; 4:13).
  • 16) Christ making His home in our hearts (Eph. 3:17).
  • 17) The renewing of the Holy Spirit (Titus 3:5c; Eph. 4:23; Rom. 12:2a).
  • 18) Transformation from the Lord Spirit (2 Cor. 3:18b; Rom. 12:2b).
  • 19) Conformation to the image of the Lord (Rom. 8:29a).
  • 20) Redemption of the body (Rom. 8:23b; Eph. 1:14b; 4:30b).
  • 21) Glorification in the glory of God (Rom. 8:30c; Heb. 2:10; 1 Pet. 5:10).

(The Constitution and the Building Up of the Body of Christ, Chapter 5, by Witness Lee)

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