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Posted by Jonathan Merigala Paul compares the body of Christ to a human body. Each part has a specific function that is necessary to the body as a whole. The parts are different for a purpose, and in their differences, they must work together.
Christians must avoid two common errors:
(1) being too proud of their abilities, or
(2) thinking they have nothing to give to the body of believers.
We as the body of Christ should use our different gifts, together, to spread the Good News of salvation. Although the body of Christ can be very diverse, we can attain unity in the fact that we are all sons and daughters of the Master of the universe. We don’t lose our individual identities, but we have an overriding oneness in Christ. As members of God’s family, we may have different interests and gifts, but we will always have one common goal.
1 Corinthians 12:12
Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ.
