JS5777 said:

Many are there that "hear" the truth of the Word of God, but few are there that become so conformed to Him that the "doing" IS HIM.

Galatians 2:20 I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

Philippians 1:21a For to me to live is Christ,

To put on Christ means to live Him out. For that, we must be full of the Spirit. We must eat Him to be full of Him and then live because of Him by eating the Word. That is the key.

Matthew 4:4 But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

John 6:57 As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me.

   AMEN James, a seemingly small distinction which is in fact the The foundation and purpose of everything = it is all for and by our Lord Jesus Christ.

   I wonder where the measure of every part fits in?

PAULFROMNYS said:

   I wonder where the measure of every part fits in

Hi Paul. You must be referring to Ephesians 4:16.

Out from whom all the Body, being joined together and being knit together through every joint of the rich supply and through the operation in the measure of each one part, causes the growth of the Body unto the building up of itself in love.

I love this verse. Verse 14 says we should no longer be little children, and verse 15 says we grow up into the Head, Christ, by holding to truth.

Children are individualistic and focused on themselves. To grow spiritually means we are becoming less and less individualistic and more and more corporately minded. "Each one part" means that we have become something more than the sum of our individual capacity, but part of something much bigger, "all the Body."

Amen Fred, please excuse the structure of this reply as I'm doing a verbal response on my cell phone. Yeah the ability to come out of ourselves seems to be tied very closely with maturity in Christ. Knowing our need for one another, steaming others better, and such shows a real movement from self-centered into christ-centered I believe.

Amen Paul. Grace to you brother.