At the very moment that Peter received the revelation that Jesus was the Christ, the Son of the living God, the Lord spoke of the church that He would build upon the foundation of that revelation. The life of Christ is not merely for the purpose of making us a victorious, sanctified, or spiritual individual, but it is for the church. Christ is our life for the practice of the church life.
In The Life and Way to Practice the Church Life , Witness Lee speaks of knowing Christ, and also of our need to receive a vision of the Church as His Body. Our enjoyment of Christ as our life will lead us to practice the proper Church life. In such a Church life, we live and act as members of the Body, we maintain the true ground of unity, and we experience Christ in order to present His riches in the meetings for the edification of His Body. In this way we experience the unsearchable riches of Christ as He builds the Church for the fulfillment of God's eternal purpose.
Author: Watchman Nee
ISBN: 9781575933627