Steven A. Bush - August 10, 2025
One Body, Many Parts, Love Them All!
1 Corinthians 12:12-14 says: "For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body--Jews or Greeks, slaves or free--and all were made to drink of one Spirit. For the body does not consist of one member but of many." (ESV) Romans 12:3-5 echoes beautifully: "Because of the privilege and authority God has given me, I give each of you this warning: Don’t think you are better than you really are. Be honest in your evaluation of yourselves, measuring yourselves by the faith God has given us. Just as our bodies have many parts and each part has a special function, so it is with Christ’s body. We are many parts of one body, and we all belong to each other." (NLT) Just as thumbs and toes, elbows and eyeballs, are all necessary for our bodies to function in a healthy manner, the various and diverse members of the Body of Christ are likewise necessary. We all have roles to fill and service to be rendered. And while condescension and hostility are never mentioned as fruits of the Spirit, LOVE most certainly is...
Scripture References: 1 Corinthians 12:12-27, Romans 12:3-8, Ephesians 5:25-30, John 17:20-23