You are the Body of Christ 1 Corinthians 12:27

Paul the apostle in sharing about the “body” told the church members in Corinth when, “one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honored, all the members rejoice with it”, and in chapter twelve and verse twenty-seven of First Corinthians, Paul told the Corinthian church, “you are the body of Christ”, where we read:

Now you are the body of Christ, and members in particular.

The verse begins, “Now you are the body of Christ, ...”. Paul began with the word, “now” which means “moreover and” “you are the body” which means “the church members in Corinth are the living organism” “of Christ” or “the anointed One, the Messiah and the Son of God”. Paul declared the church members to be the actual “body” of Jesus Christ.

The verse goes on to say, “... and members in particular.” Paul added the words, “and members” which means “the parts” “in particular” or “which is duly assigned and one of the constituent parts of a whole”. Paul added that each “member” of the “body of Christ” was and is a part of the “whole body”.

When we meditate upon these words from Paul, we should rejoice in being declared “the body of Christ”. Because Jesus Christ died for our sins and rose from the grave three days later, we may now enjoy “eternal life” with Him forever. We are the “revelation” of Him to the world as we unify together with our different parts that are “duly assigned and on of the constituent parts of the whole”, and as we fulfill, Jesus' words, “by this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if you have love one to another” (John 13:35).

Next time Paul shares with the church members how, “God has set some in the church”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

Until tomorrow…there is more…

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