Section 4
this verse is plural; this points to the Body. God will crush Satan under the feet of the Body. Romans 16 does not refer to the Body in a uni versal sense, but it refers to the local and prac tical expression of the Body. This means that Satan can only be crushed under the feet of the practical expression of the Body in the local churches. If we speak about the Body in a doc trinal way, we have nothing but terminology. It is only when we have a proper local church as the practical expression of the Body that Satan is crushed under our feet.
This practical expression of the Body is pos sible only through the divine life. We may have the experience of redemption and salvation, but if we do not experience the divine life, it is im possible to have the practical expression of the Body of Christ. The Body of Christ is built up with Christ as life. Satan is overcome by life and by the Body.
THE REBORN SPIRIT KEEPING US
First John 5:4 says, "For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world." This verse does not say "whosoever," referring to a person; it says "whatsoever," referring to a thing. In contrast to 1 John 3:9, which speaks of "whosoever," or