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Listen! In Christ we all come together as individual members to form one body. What affects a member of the body, whether positive or negative, affects you.
When you know this, you won't go around hurting, insulting and dragging other Christians.
Listen! In Christ we all come together as individual members to form one body. What affects a member of the body, whether positive or negative, affects you.
When you know this, you won't go around hurting, insulting and dragging other Christians.
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To do anything that hurts a member, hurts the body, and therefore hurts you also. Why would you want to harm yourself for any reason? The problem with many Christians today, is that they think they're on their own, so they look out for themselves only.
To do anything that hurts a member, hurts the body, and therefore hurts you also. Why would you want to harm yourself for any reason? The problem with many Christians today, is that they think they're on their own, so they look out for themselves only.
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There's no such thing as "selfish Christianity". What Jesus Christ came to establish goes beyond you responding to an altar call. From the moment you got born again, you were grafted into Christ. You no longer live in isolation. Whatever you do affects the whole body...
There's no such thing as "selfish Christianity". What Jesus Christ came to establish goes beyond you responding to an altar call. From the moment you got born again, you were grafted into Christ. You no longer live in isolation. Whatever you do affects the whole body...
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...and whatever happens to any member of the body affects you. Jesus said in His prayer, "that they may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us" (John 17:21). You are not separate from your Christian brothers and sisters; we are one.
...and whatever happens to any member of the body affects you. Jesus said in His prayer, "that they may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us" (John 17:21). You are not separate from your Christian brothers and sisters; we are one.
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When you understand this, you'll also understand why Jesus said that it is by the love that we have for one another that men will know that we are His disciples. That's because the kind of love that the Church has is not the love that the world knows. Ours is a special kind.
When you understand this, you'll also understand why Jesus said that it is by the love that we have for one another that men will know that we are His disciples. That's because the kind of love that the Church has is not the love that the world knows. Ours is a special kind.
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It's the kind of love that your hand has for your leg, eye, mouth, etc. That kind of love which causes your hand to react and feel the pain of your foot and respond when it (the foot) dashes against a stone. The hand is able to relate with the pain of the foot because they...
It's the kind of love that your hand has for your leg, eye, mouth, etc. That kind of love which causes your hand to react and feel the pain of your foot and respond when it (the foot) dashes against a stone. The hand is able to relate with the pain of the foot because they...
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...are connected. No one in their right mind will pick up a saw with their hand and start cutting off the foot. Why? Because that pain will affect the hand also since they belong to the same body.
If that is the case with your physical body, then why do you throw...
...are connected. No one in their right mind will pick up a saw with their hand and start cutting off the foot. Why? Because that pain will affect the hand also since they belong to the same body.
If that is the case with your physical body, then why do you throw...
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...punches, and cutting remarks that hurt, at the members of your spiritual body? Ephesians 5:30 says that we are members of Christ's body; OF HIS FLESH AND OF HIS BONES. A lack of of understanding of your union with Christ is the only reason why you would do something...
...punches, and cutting remarks that hurt, at the members of your spiritual body? Ephesians 5:30 says that we are members of Christ's body; OF HIS FLESH AND OF HIS BONES. A lack of of understanding of your union with Christ is the only reason why you would do something...
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...that destroys the Church. When you know what it means to be part of His body, you'll only do things to edify the body; and not tear it down. An understanding of our oneness with Christ will eliminate things like bitterness, envy and strife from your life.
...that destroys the Church. When you know what it means to be part of His body, you'll only do things to edify the body; and not tear it down. An understanding of our oneness with Christ will eliminate things like bitterness, envy and strife from your life.
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How can you be jealous of the progress of another Christian? Don't you know that their victory is also your victory? When did your eye ever get angry after your stomach feasted on, and enjoyed, a delicious meal? Did the eye take part in eating the food? No; but it enjoys...
How can you be jealous of the progress of another Christian? Don't you know that their victory is also your victory? When did your eye ever get angry after your stomach feasted on, and enjoyed, a delicious meal? Did the eye take part in eating the food? No; but it enjoys...
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...the satiety of the whole body. Look; some things we see going on between Christians (especially on this app) are very unnatural, and it's because of an identity crisis. It's about time the Church woke up. We are supposed to work together, hand in hand to build the body.
...the satiety of the whole body. Look; some things we see going on between Christians (especially on this app) are very unnatural, and it's because of an identity crisis. It's about time the Church woke up. We are supposed to work together, hand in hand to build the body.
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Ephesians 4:16 says that the body edifies itself in love. That means where there is no love, the body is weakened; there's no growth. Jesus said, "a house divided cannot stand". We must walk in love.
So I'll end with this:
Ephesians 4:16 says that the body edifies itself in love. That means where there is no love, the body is weakened; there's no growth. Jesus said, "a house divided cannot stand". We must walk in love.
So I'll end with this:
