«　WEEK 2　DAY 1　»

　　Eph. 2:16 "And might reconcile both in one Body God through the cross, having slain the enmity by it."

　　Eph. 4:3 "Being diligent to keep the oneness of the Spirit in the uniting bond of peace."

　　The Body of Christ is uniquely one universally (Eph. 4:4-6). Individually, we are members of the Body of Christ, and all the local churches are parts of this one unique Body of Christ. As those who are in the Body, we need to realize that we are one with all the saints in the entire universe. Ephesians 4:4-6 depicts a oneness that is universal.…In these verses we can see that the Triune God is mingled with the Body. The Body mentioned here is not local; rather, it is universal. This is the universal oneness of the Body of Christ. (CWWL, 1990, vol. 2, “A Brief Presentation of the Lord's Recovery, “pp. 415-416)

　　The Spirit is the essence of the organic Body of Christ. Hence, the Spirit is the reality of the oneness of the Body of Christ. In other words, the oneness of Christians is the Spirit Himself. If you have the Spirit, you have the oneness. If you are in the Spirit, you are in the oneness. (CWWL, 1989, vol. 1, “The Practical and Organic Building Up of the Church, “p. 284)

　　The oneness of the Body of Christ is the oneness of the Spirit (Eph. 4:3) and the oneness of the divine constitution by the Divine Trinity (John 17:21-23).…This divine oneness separates all the believers in Christ from the unbelievers and unites all the believers together to be the one Body of Christ.

　　The local ground of the church is basically the unique oneness of the Body of Christ practiced in the local churches. Both the universal Body of Christ and the local churches are uniquely one. There is one unique Body of Christ in the universe, and there is one unique local church in each locality. This unique oneness is the basic element of the church life. Since the oneness of the Body of Christ is the oneness of the Spirit (Eph. 4:3), the oneness practiced in a local church must be in the move of the Spirit and under the government of the Spirit. Hence, this Spirit is also a basic element of the church ground. In addition to this, since a local church is very much involved with its locality, the locality of the local church is also a crucial element of the church ground. So, the church ground on which a local church is built must be constituted with and prevail in the oneness executed by the Spirit and the oneness safeguarded by the locality. (CWWL, 1993, vol. 2, “The Crucial Points of the Major Items of the Lord's Recovery Today, “pp. 65-66)

　　The ground of the church should not be merely local; it should also be universal. Locally, the ground of the church is the ground of locality; universally, the ground of the church is the genuine oneness. Christ has only one Body. The oneness of Christ's Body is the universal ground of the church.

　　Suppose all the local churches in Korea are one with each other but are not one with the churches in other continents. If this were the case, the churches in Korea may have the local ground, the ground of locality, but they would not have the universal ground, the ground of the oneness of the Body. In the entire universe Christ has only one Body. All the local churches in the six continents—in North America, in South America, in Europe, in Africa, in Australia, and in Asia—are one Body.

　　The churches in England may say to the churches in Germany, “We are the churches in England, and you are the churches in Germany; therefore, don't bother us.” Locally they may be right, but universally they are wrong. They may keep the local oneness, but they destroy the universal oneness.…Universally the ground of the church is the oneness of the universal Body of Christ. Hence, there is the local aspect of oneness, and there is also the universal aspect of oneness. (CWWL, 1984, vol. 4, “Vital Factors for the Recovery of the Church Life, “pp. 492-493)

　　Further Reading: CWWL, 1990, vol. 2, “A Brief Presentation of the Lord's Recovery, “pp. 413-431; CWWL, 1989, vol. 1, “The Practical and Organic Building Up of the Church, “ch. 2