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1 Corinthians 12:12
12The body is a unit, though it is made up of many parts; and though all its parts are many, they form one body. So it is with Christ.
12The body is a unit, though it is made up of many parts; and though all its parts are many, they form one body. So it is with Christ.
What makes sense of Paul's teaching here is the truth that believers are spiritually united with Christ. Paul teaches that "...as many of you as were baptized into Christ have *put on* Christ." We are all wearing the same clothes after all, for "all are one in Christ." No distinction can be made because of race or class, or any external thing for that matter; the presence of Jesus in the heart marks every true Christian (Galatians 3:26-29). More so, we identify with only one 'body' that is maintained by the unifying power of the Holy Spirit. When Paul says that there is one body he isn't just speaking figuratively -- Christ is present among us and lives within us, and indeed is displayed through us as the Church. Christians have a deeper bond than blood relation, which is a truth that few of us really appreciate; we are all members of a new family and share citizenship in the Kingdom of God. Paul makes this clear in v.26 of this chapter: why else would the suffering of another Christian cause us to suffer? Do we suffer for the suffering of the countless martyrs of our day or for those who are going without food or clothes while we have plenty? We are perhaps too busy and concerned with things other than the well-being of the body of Christ. Open our eyes, LORD!
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