Paul
the apostle told the church members in Corinth, :the
eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of you: nor again the
head to the feet, I have no need of you”,
and in chapter twelve and verse nineteen
of First Corinthians, Paul the church members to consider, “if
they were all one member”,
where we read:
The
verse begins, “And
if they were all one member, ...”.
Paul began
with the word, “and if they”
which refers to “the different parts of the body” “were
all” which
means “were each, every, the whole and everyone” “one
member” which
means “one single and sole part”. Paul had the church members
consider if all the “parts” of the body were as one single part.
The
verse continues, “... where
were
the body?” Paul
added the words, “where” which
means “otherwise whither” “were
the body”
or “would be the living corpse or carcass”. Paul asked if there
were only “one sole member”, how would it have a whole “body”?
When
we consider these words from Paul, we see how he isolates the idea of
the body being made up of more than “one member”. If there
was only “one part”, there would be no “body”. Each
“part” is important to the function of the whole, and this
applies to the “body of Jesus Christ” as well. Each person who is
a Christian is a “part” of the “whole body of Christ”, and as
we consider what our “part” is, let us always be mindful that
effectiveness comes from “the whole body of Christ”.
Next
time Paul shares with the church members concerning, “faith”
and
“the
gifts of healing”,
so read ahead, and we shall join together then.
Until tomorrow…there is more…
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