I’m not much of a reader, so for those like me, I’m going to be different and post audio excerpts.

[Excerpt (41 sec) from Christ in Combat: Offense by the Spirit by John Piper, 1984-03-25.]

As our bodies put our will into visible action, the church, as the body of Christ, puts His will into visible action. Therefore, the plan and the agenda that Jesus had in His physical body on the earth is now implemented by the church as His corporate body in the world.

–John Piper