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Thank you for always giving
scriptural references
for your answers.

I heard a pastor yesterday
saying that we ( believers )
are literally the body of Christ.

I wanted to know more
about that comment and
how it aligns itself
to scripture.

According to John 17:23
Jesus dwells in us.

While the Bible doesn't
say so in so many words,
it's reasonable to assume
that when someone needs
a hug from Him,
He might use our arms
to give it.

When He wants to extend
a hand, ours could be
the hand He uses.

When He smiles at someone,
it's our face the person sees
and when he expresses
His love it's often through
our eyes.

When he has a message
to send, we're the ones
who deliver it.

Even though there's no
chapter and verse on this
we've all experienced it,
either as the giver
or the receiver.

So in that sense, we are
literally the body of Christ.

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