The Body of Many 1 Corinthians 12:14

Paul the apostle told the church members in Corinth, “by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body”, and because we are, it makes no difference whether we are “Jews or Gentiles, bond or free”. Paul also state that we “have been all made to drink into one Spirit”, and in chapter twelve and verse fourteen of First Corinthians, Paul shared with the church members how there are, “all these works that one and selfsame Spirit”, where we read:

For the body is not one member, but many.

The verse begins, “For the body is not one member, ...”. Paul began with the word, “for” which means “even as, indeed, no doubt, seeing then, verily and therefore” “the body” which refers to “the living corpse” “is not one member” which means “is not comprise of only one sole part”. Paul used the example of how, “the body” of a person does not contain only “one part”.

The verse goes on to say, “... but many.” Paul continued with the word, “but” which is a disassociation conjunction that means what is about to be written takes precedence over what was just stated “many” or “much and large amounts of parts”. A person's “body” is comprised of multitudes of smaller parts.

When we consider these words from Paul, we see how he is using the “human body” to demonstrate how there are different “parts or components” and yet “one body” that comprise it. Thus it is with the “body of Christ”. The church of Jesus has many different “parts” to it, and yet it remains “one unit or body”. All the “components” or “different parts” of “the body of Christ” are important to it's function, and as we continue to learn from Paul's analogy, let us understand the beauty of the complexities of God and His church.

Next time Paul asks the church members what would happen, “if the foot shall say, because I am not the hand”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

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