“God Became Man That Man May Become God” vs. “The Body of Christ”

 

“God Became Man That Man May Become God” vs. “The Body of Christ”

Core Vision:

According to biblical revelation and ministry messages, "God becoming man and man becoming God" is not the end in itself, but rather the divine means to attain the "Body of Christ"; and the "Body of Christ" is the reality of God's eternal economy in this world and its ultimate fulfillment in the eternal New Jerusalem. 

Therefore: God becoming man → making man God → producing the Body of Christ → fulfilling the New Jerusalem 

Category	God Became Man That Man May Become God	The Body of Christ
Meaning	God became a man to impart Himself into man so that man may become God in life and nature (but not in the Godhead).	The corporate organism composed of all the believers who have received and are being transformed by the divine life.
Reason	To fulfill God’s eternal economy.	To accomplish the central goal of God’s economy.
Essence	The mingling and union of God and man.	The corporate expression of the mingled God and man.
Nature	Divine dispensing into man.	Corporate constitution of the divine life in the believers.
Focus	Individual God-man constitution.	Corporate building up.
Means	Incarnation, redemption, resurrection, and the life-giving Spirit.	Growth in life, fellowship, coordination, and perfecting.
Illustration	Iron saturated with fire.	One Body with many members.
Explanation	God works Himself into man.	God is expressed through a corporate people.
Result	Produces God-men.	Produces the corporate God-man.
Effect	Man lives God.	The believers live God together.
Purpose	To make man His expression in life and nature.	To build up Christ’s Body.
Reality	The God-man living.	The reality of the Body of Christ.
Highest Expression	An individual God-man.	A corporate God-man.
Ultimate Consummation	The transformed and glorified God-men.	The New Jerusalem.
Relationship	Cause and process.	Result and goal.
Ministerial Emphasis	God became man that man may become God.	The building up of the Body of Christ.
Key Scriptures	John 1:14       God became flesh. John 12:24     One grain producing many grains. Romans 1:3-4 Christ as the prototype God-man. Romans 8:3   Redemption through incarnation.  Romans 8:29 Conformed to Christ's image. Romans 12:4-5  One Body with many members. 1 Corinthians 12:12 The corporate Christ.   2 Corinthians 3:18           Transformation into His image. Galatians 2:20           Christ living in us.  Ephesians 1:22-23  The Body of Christ. Ephesians 4:4-6        One Body and one Spirit. Ephesians 4:12-16    Building up the Body. 2 Peter 1:4     Partakers of the divine nature.  Revelation 21:2, 9-10  The New Jerusalem.

 

Core Vision

Item	Revelation
Central Vision	God became man so that man may become God in life and nature.
Divine Goal	To produce the Body of Christ.
Present Reality	The Body of Christ as the corporate God-man.
Ultimate Consummation	The New Jerusalem as the eternal enlargement and expression of the Triune God.
Highest Peak of the Divine Revelation	God becoming man and man becoming God for the Body of Christ.

 

Spiritual Sequence

Step	Divine Process
1	God became flesh.
2	Christ accomplished redemption.
3	Christ became the life-giving Spirit.
4	Believers are regenerated.
5	Sanctification, renewing, and transformation.
6	Conformation to the image of the Firstborn Son.
7	The believers become God-men.
8	Coordination in the Body.
9	Building up of the Body of Christ.
10	Manifestation of the corporate God-man.
11	Consummation in the New Jerusalem.

 

Relationship Between the Two

God Becoming Man and Man Becoming God	The Body of Christ
Life aspect	Building aspect
Individual aspect	Corporate aspect
Inward constitution	Outward expression
Divine dispensing	Organic building
Process	Goal
Produces God-men	Produces the corporate God-man
Means	Purpose

Spiritual Formula

God Became Man + Man Becomes God = The Body of Christ

The Body of Christ + Maturity in Life = The New Jerusalem

Spiritual Illustrations

Illustration	God Becoming Man and Man Becoming God	The Body of Christ
Vine Tree	Branches receive the life supply.	All branches form one organism.
Fire and Iron	Iron is permeated with fire.	Many burning irons express one fire.
Human Body	Cells receive life.	Cells form one body.
Building	Materials are transformed.	Materials are built together.
Marriage	Two become one.	The household becomes a corporate expression.

 

Biblical Examples

Example	God Becoming Man and Man Becoming God	The Body of Christ
Jesus Christ	The first God-man.	The Head of the Body.
Peter	Transformed into a living stone.	Built into God’s house.
Paul	“To me, to live is Christ.”	Ministered Christ for the Body.
Jerusalem Church	Believers living by divine life.	Corporate Body expression.
Pentecost	Divine life entered man.	The corporate God-man appeared.

 

Practical Application Today

Area	Practice
Morning Revival	Receive divine life supply.
Prayer	Remain in union with God.
Calling on the Lord	Experience the divine life.
Pray-reading	Let Christ be constituted into us.
Denying the Self	Live Christ instead of the natural life.
Coordination	Practice the Body life.
Prophesying	Supply Christ for the building up.
Shepherding	Produce and perfect God-men.
Small Groups	Practice the reality of the Body.
Church Life	Express the corporate God-man.

 

Ministry Burden

l   See the highest peak of God's revelation.
l   Realize that becoming God is for the Body, not individual spirituality.
l   See that the Body of Christ is the corporate constitution of God-men.
l   Turn from individual victory to corporate building.
l   Live in the reality of the Body.
l   Advance toward the New Jerusalem through building.

Prophesying Guidance

l   God became man—the greatest miracle in the universe.
l   God became man so that man may become God.
l   Becoming God is for the Body.
l   The Body is the organism of the mingled God and man.
l   The reality of the Body is the corporate God-man living.
l   The New Jerusalem is the ultimate fulfillment of God’s economy.

One-Sentence Prophesying Summary

God became man that man may become God; man becomes God to produce the Body of Christ; the Body matures and is consummated as the New Jerusalem.

Conclusion

Item	Conclusion
Beginning	God became man.
Process	Man becomes God in life and nature.
Present Goal	The building up of the Body of Christ.
Present Reality	The corporate God-man living.
Ultimate Consummation	The New Jerusalem.
Final Vision	God and man fully mingled, expressed, and glorified in one corporate entity for eternity.

 

*Please refer to the 2026 Memorial Day Special Conference Theme: The Urgent Need for a New Revival, Part Two: Reaching the Pinnacle of Divine Revelation.