Paul
the apostle told the church members in Corinth, there “are
many members, yet but one body”.
In
chapter twelve and verse twenty-one of First Corinthians, Paul shared
with the church members how the “the eye
cannot say to the hand, “I have no
need of you”,
where we read:
And
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.
The
verse begins, “And
the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of you:”.
Paul began
with the words, “and the eye”
which means “the part of the body used for vision and sight”
“cannot say”
which means “is not able to utter, proclaim or declare” “unto
the hand” which
means “the extremity and manus of the body”,
“I have”
or “the eye has” “no need”
which means “no necessity, duty or business” “of
you” or
“of the hand”. Paul gave a further example of how the “eye”
cannot say the “hand” that
it has not business the “hand”.
The
verse continues, “...nor
again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.”
Paul added
the words, “nor again” which
means “and furthermore” “the
head” or
“the head of the body” “to the
feet”
which refers to “the feet of the body”, “I
have” or
“the head has” “no need”
which means “no necessity, duty or business”
“of you”.
Paul added how the “head”
could not say to the “feet”
that it has no need of the “feet”.
When
we meditate these words from Paul, we see yet further examples of the
need for each part of the “body”. The “eye, hand,
head and feet” have different functions in the “body”
but are all part of the “body” as a whole. The same is
true for the “body of Christ”. There are varieties of parts, but
they all comprise the body as a whole. Those who are believers in
Christ, like the parts of the human body, are not to say they “have
no need of you”, but should embrace the idea that each part is
important to the whole body so the world will know that Jesus Christ
is Lord.
Next
time Paul shares with the church members concerning, “No,
much more those members of the body”,
so read ahead, and we shall join together then.
Until tomorrow…there is more…
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