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"Christ is the head of the Church and saves the whole body" (Eph 5:23). Just as Christ is the vine, He is the head of His body, giving life to the members and bringing about their salvation. Paul uses the analogy of the human body in showing that all parts must cooperate for the good of the Church: "Not you together are Christ's body; but each ...
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The Church is called “one body in Christ” in Romans 12:5, “one body” in 1 Corinthians 10:17, “the body of Christ” in 1 Cor 12:27 and Eph 4:12, and “the body” in Heb 13:3. When Christ entered our world, He took on a physical body (Heb 10:5; Phil 2:7).
St. Paul's Description of the Body and Teaching on Purity..... 140 The Virtue of Purity Is the Expression and Fruit of Life According to the Spirit. 143 The Pauline Doctrine of Purity as Life According to the Spirit..... 145
Apr 18, 2017 · Abstract. Focusing on 1 Corinthians, I argue for a literal reading of Paul’s understanding of life and death in the body of Christ. Recent research carried out by Dale Martin and Troels...
In v.27, Paul states the lesson in a nutshell. "You are the body of Christ and individually members of it." You are the Body of Christ now! You are to behave like the Body of Christ now, both in your individual and in your congregational lives. Everyone is accountable in bringing unity to the church through the sharing of the diversity of God's ...
Apr 1, 2022 · The Body of Christ Series that you heard and that has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant. Points to consider: 1. We have been studying “The Gospel.” Paul says that God through the church--the body-- is reconciled (?) to mankind. 2. Christ is the head of the body. 3. Christ died for ...
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Apr 25, 2015 · The first is God explicitly stated through the apostle Paul that the Church, the Body of Christ, was a “secret,” (μυστήριον). This presents a serious problem for the traditional view because Paul made this declaration long after Pentecost. The second problem confirms the first point.