The Body of Christ is the transcendent church in all her glory, and Jesus Christ is the undisputed Head. While much has been written about church, Living Christian Books is more interested in what has been written for the church. The Body of Christ is not the same thing as all that purports to be Christendom, and the Holy Spirit moves unfettered among the gatherings of believers that compose the true church regardless of geographical separation. These are books that purpose to edify, admonish, encourage and discipline the Body of Christ wherever it is found.
Watchman Nee planted many churches in China, and several of his books (Back to the Cross, Body of Christ: A Reality, The Church and the Work, The Normal Christian Church Life) contain priceless wisdom and guidance for believers in newly formed Body life. The Body of Christ has a higher calling than mere fellowship for Christians, and Nee's teachings are instrumental in shining a bright light on the responsibility God gives to His people when they are gathered in the Name of Jesus.
Andrew Murray's warning and call, The State of the Church, serves as a timeless reminder that the difficulties faced by the church are nothing new. The Body of Christ will always provoke the hatred of Satan, and Fred Hartley's God on Fire is a much-needed reminder of how God moves to draw His children ever closer to the only safe place in the world: His Presence. Isn't it time to find out more about the high calling of the transcendent Body of Christ?