‘Deal With The Contentions.’
1 Corinthians 1:10-11.
a) Apostle Paul appealed to the Corinthians in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ. That is a very strong appeal.
b) He appealed to the Church to stop arguing amongst themselves.
c) He told them that there should be no divisions in the Church.
d) He told them to be of one mind.
e) He told them to be united in thought and purpose.
f) News of Church contentions always gets around. It harms the effectiveness of the Gospel.
(Through this QT I know that the Church must Deal With The Contentions)
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‘The Body Should Function Well.’
Romans 12:3-5.
a) Romans 12:3. This was Apostle Paul’s warning to the Roman Church. It was written with his authority as an Apostle.
b) Romans 12:3. The Roman Christians were not to think of themselves more highly than they should think.
c) Romans 12:3. They were to think sensibly as God had distributed a measure of Faith to each one.
d) Romans 12:4. We have a human body and no part has the same function.
e) Romans 12:5. We are many, but we are one Body in Christ, each part has a different function and different work to do.
f) Romans 12:5. Because we are one Body in Christ we all belong to each other and we all need each other.
(Through this Second one I long for the fulfilment of this Biblical fact: The Body Should Function Well)
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Chris.
None of us has the same function in the Church, the Body of Christ. In the work place we may have the same function as others around us, the same applies to the para church organisation. Para church is such that many people have the same function. Not so the Body of Christ, none of us has the same function.
