tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7588328928227524790.post6306620856436448250..comments2023-07-09T19:59:16.047+01:00Comments on Journeys of heart and mind: Am I a member of the church?Chris Jefferieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07024046243018838005noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7588328928227524790.post-44155830261195789162012-11-15T23:43:37.743+00:002012-11-15T23:43:37.743+00:00Glad to see you have found "church" outs...Glad to see you have found "church" outside the organization!<br><br><br>Good post!Swannynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7588328928227524790.post-11516925220156807512012-11-14T15:23:45.610+00:002012-11-14T15:23:45.610+00:00So clearly and well put. This is such a simple tru...So clearly and well put. This is such a simple truth that has such profound ramifications. If we would all but belong to the one church that Christ is building in Himself we would begin to walk in a unity and a life in Him that would turn the world upside down. Thanks for this post, Chris, and also for the link to my chain blog post. :-) Blessings in Him!David Boltonhttp://twitter.com/davidsboltonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7588328928227524790.post-50020045878764879232012-11-13T08:04:13.423+00:002012-11-13T08:04:13.423+00:00Thanks Tobie, what an encouraging comment, I love ...Thanks Tobie, what an encouraging comment, I love what you have written. This is a path I've been walking since the 1970s and it's often been very lonely.<br><br>The Spirit was telling us about one church back then and we began to live it with joy and enthusiasm. But then everything came off track again. How patient Papa is! Here's a story from that time, you might like to read it - http://jhm-old.scilla.org.uk/2011/10/for-some-time-maybe-year-or-two-we-met.html<br><br>I love Nee's phrase 'the consciousness of the body'. Thanks for sharing it here :-)Chris Jefferiesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7588328928227524790.post-11825080894452413012012-11-13T04:39:58.794+00:002012-11-13T04:39:58.794+00:00You are right. I am pretty convinced that there is...You are right. I am pretty convinced that there is only one revival outstanding: The Anonymous Revival (or The Revival of the Anonymous Christian, if you wish). No big names. No new movements. No particular locality. Rather, it will be what Watchman Nee has called a "consciousness of the body". What you have written here is so simple that a child can grasp it. Yet it has been (mostly) veiled for 2000 years. We've seen it all: The restoration of grace & justification, Scripture, holiness, the gifts of the Spirit etc. But we have not seen a collective grasp of what you are saying. And yet it is the simplest of them all: Ephesians 4 says it all: "...until we reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God." Once that has happened the era of winds and waves will be done, and we will be a mature bride - ready to be taken by the groom. This revival has been scheduled as the last one, for it will bring all the parts together in the whole. Bless you. Nice blog.Tobie vd Westhuizenhttp://twitter.com/naturalchurchnoreply@blogger.com