Paul wrote by THE SPIRIT in 2 Corinthians chapter 11:
3 But I fear, lest somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, so your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity, purity, and singleness that is in Christ.
4 For if he who comes preaches another Jesus whom we have not preached, or if you receive a different spirit which you have not received, or a different gospel which you have not accepted—you may well put up with it!
We are the bride of Christ which means we are to be in full unity with Christ. As we are led by THE SPIRIT in a consistent fashion, our unity is perfected and we have a singleness with Him. This unity expresses the fullness of Love and produces the fruit of THE SPIRIT for others to receive. Eve represents the soul of man which can be beguiled or deceived by the serpent. The ego was lifted up and challenged the Word of Our Heavenly Father thus division was created. Self interest always promotes division whereas submitting to THE SPIRIT promotes unity. We must not allow ourselves to be corrupted in our minds or in our souls (Eve) and give up the unity found in Christ. Any teaching that clearly omits the singleness of being in Christ or promotes division will corrupt our minds at some point. We must not entertain the opinions of even well-meaning teachers who have strayed away from the simplicity, purity, and singleness that is in Christ. We must guard ourselves from being deceived, even in the most subtle manner.
The following words from Joyce Morris give precious insight into God’s great purpose in our union with the Lamb.
She writes, “The Father has shown me in glimpses that He has an order in which the marriage of the Lamb must take place. He also spoke very clearly and said, ‘My sons must become the Lamb.’ To become the Lamb, you must first marry and have a union with the Lamb! As God swallows up your soul to where all that is left is Him, you become the Lamb because you are one. In order for you to become the Lamb, you must also eat ALL the parts of the Lamb. Just as with Israel before leaving Egypt, they had to consume the whole lamb and nothing could remain uneaten. You have to eat the hind parts. You have to eat the head. You have to eat the inward parts. You have to eat all the uncomely parts of the Lamb. In other words, you have to eat the Word, and the Word is the Lamb!
“John 1:14 says, ‘And the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us…’ Then in chapter six we read, ‘Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink His blood, ye have no life in you. Whosoever eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day. For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him. As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by my Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me. This is the bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever…it is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: THE WORDS THAT I SPEAK UNTO YOU, THEY ARE SPIRIT, AND THEY ARE LIFE.’
“‘These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever He goeth…’ (Rev. 14:4). In other words, THEY LIVE BY THE WORD! But there are many parts of the Word that your flesh doesn’t want to eat — so your self-will pops up its head and says, ‘Well, that part is not for me. I don’t need to walk that out. That part isn’t for me, it’s for that person over there — look at what they’re doing. I don’t have to eat that. I can do what I want, say what I want, and think what I want. Nobody is going to tell me what I can or can’t do. I don’t want to love that person. I don’t want to forgive that person. God, I’ll give you this part of my life, but I want to keep that part for myself.’ The reason so many parts of the Word are uncomely and displeasing to the flesh, is because if you eat and digest those parts of the Word, then your soul will have to change and die out to its self-will! The more you eat of the Lamb, the more your soul will be swallowed up. And when God has swallowed up everything in you that is not like Him, you will have become the Lamb. You will be totally one! You will have entered into a place in Him where you will go out no more, and He will be all-in-all in every area of your life. There will be no more temple within, because God will have filled the whole house, ‘…for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.’
“The marriage of the Lamb is all about God’s sons (and eventually all creation) becoming the Lamb, or taking on the nature of the Lamb through union with Christ. It is all about two becoming one, and as you continue to go deeper and deeper in your relationship with Christ — your union is producing a Son. As you walk in oneness with the Lamb, He is causing you to BECOME THE LAMB. In Isaiah 4:2 we read, ‘In that day shall the branch of the Lord be beautiful and glorious.’ Why shall the branch be beautiful and glorious? Because the branch abides in the vine and from their union they bear the nature of God! The branch has been thoroughly purged, or pruned, and now yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness. In this way the bride of the Lamb has been clothed in the glory of the Son. She has been arrayed in fine linen, clean and white. She has put on the new man which is Christ and has come into the nature of the Lamb! This is the way it is when you are married to the Lord! When you keep your relationship with Him first, and take time each day to go within and commune with Him, people actually see the glory of the Lord upon you!” — end quote.
A mature Son and Daughter will be in unity and become one with Christ!