Paul
the apostle told the church members in Corinth how, “those
members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary”,
and in chapter twelve and verse
twenty-three of First Corinthians, Paul shared with the Corinthian
church about the, “members...less
honorable”,
where we read:
And
those members
of the body, which we think to be less honorable, upon these we
bestow more abundant honor; and our uncomely parts
have more abundant comeliness.
The
verse begins, “And
those members
of the body, which we think to be less honorable, upon these we
bestow more abundant honor;”. Paul
began with the words, “And those
members”
which means “limbs or parts” “of
the body”
or “of the living corpse or carcass”, “which
we think” which
means “that Paul and the church member consider, suppose and judge”
“to be less honorable”
which means “that are without honor of of less comparative degree”,
“upon these”
or “upon those less honorable members” “we
bestow”
which means “Paul and the church members place, present, confer and
put upon” “more abundant”
or “exceeding above and over than is necessary supreme” “honor”
which means “value, deference and reverence”. Paul referred to
the way people give great “honor”
to parts of the “body”
that are usually thought of as to “lower degree”.
The
verse goes on to say, “... and
our uncomely parts
have more abundant comeliness.”
Paul added
the words, “and our uncomely” which
means “our deformed, indecent and unseemly” “parts”
or “members” “have more” which
means “hold, own and possess “abundant”
or
superior,
extraordinary, surpassing and uncommon” “comeliness”
which means “charm, elegance, external beauty, decorum and
modesty”. Paul added that the “indecent and unseemly” “parts”
of the “body”
are given a “greater beauty and decorum” than the others.
When
we meditate upon these words from Paul, we see how he places great
value upon the “parts” of the “body” that may be
deemed “unworthy” or “less honorable”. The internal
“parts” of the “body” are not seen from the outside,
however, “parts” such as the heart, lungs, brain and muscles are
extremely valuable to the “body” functions. Jesus Christ's
“body”, the church, has many “members” within
it who are not as easily seen or may be clandestine to others,
however, their value is “honored” by God to a greater degree. May
we realize the “honor” that should be placed upon both
beautiful and “uncomely” parts to the “body of Christ”.
Next
time Paul shares with the church members concerning how, “God
has tempered the body together, having given more abundant honor to
that part
which lacked”,
so read ahead, and we shall join together then.
Until tomorrow…there is more…
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