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mingled spirit within us, we may not care for this spirit very much. But I believe that in the Lord's recovery the Lord will recover the matter of walk ing according to the mingled spirit. Without this, it is impossible to have the proper church life. If we do not live and walk according to the spirit, we cannot be a help to the church life. If we do not know how to help others have their being ac cording to the spirit, the church will not be built up, no matter how much we may preach, teach, or minister. What counts is not teaching, but our living according to the mingled spirit and our helping others to do the same thing. Here in the mingled spirit we enjoy the riches of Christ, and here we have the church as the genuine expres sion of the Body of Christ. The more we walk according to the spirit, the more the church will be built up in a practical way.
THE DISPENSATION OF THE ALL-INCLUSIVE SPIRIT
Romans 8:4 and 5 give us the key to the ex perience of Christ and the church life: walking according to the mingled spirit. All that Christ is and all that He has done is in this mingled spirit. Our spirit has been regenerated, and now it is indwelt by the wonderful life-giving Spirit.