[Sons to Glory!]

This brings up an interesting question . . . Since we say God is revealed and expressed in Christ; can we also say Christ is revealed and expressed in the church?
I believe so, but is this thinking overly influenced by LC teaching, or is it a mainstream Christianity thought?

From The Supplied Life; December 17th

"That their hearts may be comforted, they being knit together in
love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, that
they may know the mystery of God, Christ." COLOSSIANS 2:2 (ASV)

Of the mysteries mentioned in the Bible, two are basic. The first
is the mystery of God. The phrase "the mystery of God, Christ"
is an appositional statement. That is, the mystery of God is Christ.
Christ is the unveiling of God! If we want to know God, if we want
to see God, if we want to touch God, if we want to understand the
mystery of God in this universe, then we must see that this mystery
is embodied in Christ. To look at Christ is to look at God! To know
Christ is to know God!

The second basic mystery in the Bible is the mystery of Christ.
After Paul speaks concerning some of the details of this mystery in
Ephesians 3:3-5, he then unveils what the mystery is in verse 6:
"That the Gentiles should be fellow heirs, of the same body, and
partakers of His promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel." Thus,
the mystery is the one Body of Christ, made up of both Jews and
Gentiles. Paul continues to refer to the mystery of Christ in
Ephesians 3:9 by saying, "And to bring to light what is the admin-
istration of the mystery ... " (NASV). Then he specifies in verse 10
that the administration, or the economy, of the mystery is being
worked out through the church. Thus, the mystery of Christ is the
church! If we want to know Christ, touch Christ, heat Christ, and see
Christ, we must realize that Christ is. revealed in the church. The
mystery of Christ is His Body, the church, the fullness of the One
who fills all in all (Eph. 1:22-23). The church is the expression of Christ.
It is Christ Himself lived out in a corporate way through His
members. The revelation that the mystery of Christ is the corporate
Christ was the unique revelation of Paul's ministry. It was given In
him in order that all believers might enter into his understanding. In
other words, there is not going to be another revelation of the church
for us to enter into. No! All believers are required to enter into Paul's
revelation and understanding.