Is It Not of the Body 1 Corinthians 12:15

Paul the apostle told the church members in Corinth, “the body is not one member, but many”, and in chapter twelve and verse fifteen of First Corinthians, Paul questioned the church members “if the foot shall say, because I am not of the hand,” ... “is it not of the body?”, where we read:

If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?

The verse begins, “If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; ...”. Paul began with the words, “if” which means “whether” “the foot” which refers to “the actual foot on a body” “shall say” which means “utters, declares and proclaims”, “Because” or “since and on account of” “I am not” which means “the foot is not a part of” “the hand” which refers to “the hand on a body”, “I am not” or “the hand is not” “of the body” which refers to “the living corpse or carcass”. Paul used the example of the “foot” portion of the “body” proclaiming that it was not of the “hand” portion of the “body”.

The verse continues, “is it therefore not of the body?” Paul added the words, “is it not” which means “therefore not” or “” “of the body” which refers to “”. Paul questioned whether this statement made it true that the “foot” was not a part of “the overall body”?

When we meditate upon these words from Paul, we note how the obvious answer to his question is “no”. The “foot” and the “hand” are part of the overall “body” even though they function in different ways. Jesus Christ's church is made up of various parts and though the functions are different, they are all part of His “church body”. Paul desired for the Corinthian church members to know how valuable each part of the body is, and when we fulfill our roles, the world will see how beautiful is the church of Jesus.

Next time Paul shares with the church members concerning, “the eye” being “of the body”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

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