UNITY OF THE BODY OF CHRIST
Text 1 Corinthians 12:12-20
The human body has many parts, but the many parts makes up one whole body. So it is with the body of Christ.
She of us are Jews, some are Gentiles, some are slaves, and some are free. But we have all been baptized into one body by one Spirit, and we all share the same Spirit.
Yea the body have different parts, not just one part.
If the foot says, "I am not a part of the body because I am not a hand," that does not make it any less a part of the body?
If the whole body where an eye, how would you hear? Or if your whole body were an ear, how would you smell anything?
But our bodies have many parts, and God has put each put each part just where He wants it.
How strange a body would be if it had only one part!
Yes, there are many parts, but only one body.
Our Lord Jesus Christ prayed for the unity of the body of believers, the Church. "That they all may be one: as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me".
A characteristics of the family of God is unity and oneness. In heaven this oneness or unity is reflected in the Godhead. There is no disagreement in the Godhead for the Bible says they are one and they agree. On earth, this o eness and unity is manifested in the body of believers being born of the same Spirit, have their existence by the same Lord and have one common goal, purpose and ambition. Their goal is not to make me or build mansions here on earth but to meet the Lord in the air when He comes and spend eternity with either in the large body of the congregation of the Church, I'm the District, in the Zone, or House Caring Fellowship, it only suggests that a contrary spirit is manifesting itself.
Believers should realise that there can be no fragrance within the body of Christ to attract sinners to the Lord if there is no unity in the body of believers. The world then looks at the body of believers as another mere physical association. There van hardly be any good work done for the kingdom of God. If there is no unity, because where there is no love and unity, there will be discord, confusion, disobedience, selfishness and unforgiven spirit.
CALL TO ACTION
Many hearts will be won to the Lord if I've and unity are seen among the brethren.
Shalom
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