Bible Question:
In comparing 1 Corinthians 6:17 and Epesians 5:29 tonight I thought about how believers are one spirit with Him and that we are members of His body. What other verses come to your mind in considering this thought of Christ's spiritual body and the church? From the heart, Ray |
Bible Answer: Hi Ray! He that is joined to the Lord is one spirit (1 Cor. 6: 17). We are united to Christ. And oh, what a revelation it gives us of the nearness and the intimacy into which we are brought with Him! For we are made to know that we are one with Himself, that whatever touches us touches Him (see Acts 9: 4); and therefore that we are inseparably, indissolubly, connected with Himself forever. The same bond, then, that unites us to Christ, unites us also to all believers; for the same Spirit that unites us to Christ has united us also one to another. This is what is meant by "the unity of the Spirit" (Eph. 4: 3); i.e., the unity of all the members of Christ which has been formed on the earth by the Spirit of God. 1 Cor. 12, you will see the wonderful character of our mutual relationships, arising out of our being members one of another. You can read the passage from the 12th to the 27th verse, at your leisure; it is carefully insisted upon that "the body is not one member, but many"; and that every member has its own place in the body. Just some thoughts.... God Bless |