jculler1972 posted: " This is a continuation of my post from yesterday .... "The body is a unit, though it is made up of many parts; and though all its parts are many, they form one body." 1 Corinthians 12:12 In Paul's first letter to the church in Corinth, he speaks of" Lutheran Ladies Connection
This is a continuation of my post from yesterday ....
"The body is a unit, though it is made up of many parts; and though all its parts are many, they form one body." 1 Corinthians 12:12
In Paul's first letter to the church in Corinth, he speaks of the human body as an allegory for the Church. Paul points out that the body needs all sorts of different parts --eyes to see, ears to hear, a heart to beat hands and feet, and so on. Each part is necessary for the right operation of the body its well-being. And that goal is only applicable toward the body to which it belongs. I have a heart and I need it to go on living. Somebody else's heart does me no good, nor does my heart help them. So, as I'm sure Paul would have said, the body of Christ has a common goal, but it is separate from the body of non-Christians. We cannot be united with them.
For unity to be real, it must have a common goal and a common basis for that goal. The unity of Christians with one another must be founded upon a common goal and basis. We find that only in the Bible.
When others proclaim themselves Christians and yet deny the true teachings of the Apostles found in the Bible, then what they call themselves does not matter--they are not part of the Body of Christ.
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