Christ and the body

From him [Christ] the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work. (Ephesians 4:16)

Think about the way your body works. Your brain works everything, your heart pumps the blood, your lungs distribute oxygen to your body. How does it all work? I've taken enough biology, and anatomy and physiology, to have the science of it down. You can look at chemical reactions, chain reactions from neurons, and the like to answer that question. Why though?

Think about what God did in making us the way we are. We can think so clearly and are so expressive, we are such rational people. Rational may not always be the best thing, but it does allow us to really think of the value of the gift that He has given us. He loves us so much that He made it possible for us to think, talk, and share, that he allowed us to have a wonderful way to share. We can think, bring His ideas together and be able to talk about all that He has to teach.

You can also think about this in the bigger sense of the church body. The congregation of a church have a responsibility to teach, bring people in, share His ideas. We have the commitment to teach and learn together as adults, as well as a great responsibility to bring children up in a loving church body and family. We also have a responsibility to bring people in to this church body, so that they are able to learn the truth, learn about the word. What's the thought about that?