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  1. Jul 22, 2021 · The ultimate membership a person can join is in the Body of Christ. Stated plainly, the Body of Christ is the church (1 Corinthians 12:27). This does not mean individual church buildings where Christians meet regularly. Rather, believers collectively form the church as the Body of Christ. A proper understanding of what the church is, who is in ...

  2. Jan 4, 2022 · 1) Members of the Body of Christ are joined to Christ in salvation (Ephesians 4:15-16). 2) Members of the Body of Christ follow Christ as their Head (Ephesians 1:22-23). 3) Members of the Body of Christ are the physical representation of Christ in this world. The Church is the organism through which Christ manifests His life to the world today.

  3. Apr 11, 2023 · As a member of the body of Christ, we are called to serve, to take care of each other, and bear the fruit of the Spirit. To be part of the body of Christ is to have found hope and salvation in Jesus. It is an honor to receive the gift of salvation, which we cannot earn ourselves, but that was freely given to us when Jesus died on the cross for the world.

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  4. 791 The body's unity does not do away with the diversity of its members: "In the building up of Christ's Body there is engaged a diversity of members and functions. There is only one Spirit who, according to his own richness and the needs of the ministries, gives his different gifts for the welfare of the Church."

  5. The church is a body in the sense that it is united and one part impacts all of the others. When one part hurts, the rest of the body feels the hurt. When one part of the body rejoices, the entire body can rejoice. First Corinthians 12:27 again affirms, "Now you are the body of Christ and individually members of it."

  6. May 9, 2023 · All who put their trust in Christ in this age are members of the Body of Christ, i.e., the Church (1 Corinthians 12.12-13). Membership into the Body of Christ, i.e., the Church, is through the baptism of the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 12.13; Galatians 3.27). One is baptized by the Holy Spirit when one exercises faith in Christ (Galatians 3.26-27).

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  8. Mar 12, 2024 · Christ is the head of the church. Just as the head of a physical body directs and controls the rest of the body, Christ is the head of the church (Ephesians 1:22-23). As members of the body, we are called to submit to His authority and follow His lead. Fellowship extends beyond the walls of the church.

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