Tag: the Body of Christ
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Boomerangs
Ephesians 5:28 “He who loves his wife loves himself.” There are some things in the Bible that are so easy to pass over. If you are a Christian, you’ve likely read the passage above many times. I know I have. But have we really stopped to think about it?! Has it ever caused us to…
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Gatherings
2 Thessalonians 2:1 “Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to him . . .” Are you a member of a Bible-believing church? If so, do you attend regularly? Why or why not? Maybe it’s not something you think much about. Maybe you’re of the opinion that “you don’t have…
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“Coexist”?
Ephesians 4:11-16 “And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers,to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ,until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ,so that we may…
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What is our role?
Colossians 1:7 “Epaphras our beloved fellow servant. He is a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf and has made known to us your love in the Spirit.” If you attend a church, how do you view your role there? Is the church you attend a place you go because of a sense of obligation? Do you go because you just…
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The Parts of the Whole
Romans 6:19 “I am speaking in human terms, because of your natural limitations. For just as you once presented your members as slaves to impurity and to lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves to righteousness leading to sanctification.” How does one actually live for and serve Christ? It’s actually…
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Holy Recognition
John 20:15-16 “Jesus said to her, ‘Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking?’ Supposing him to be the gardener, she said to him, ‘Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take him away.’ Jesus said to her, ‘Mary.’ She turned and said to…