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Marriage is a model of how the Christian body is supposed to work.
In marriage, 2 become 1 & treat each other with love & respect.
But at times, whether marriage or a Christian body, problems occur.
Joe's wife Alice likes to sing.
She joined the church choir.
She often practiced in the kitchen while cooking.
Whenever she started to sing, Joe headed out on the deck.
Alice's feelings were hurt.
"Joe, why don't you like my singing?"
Joe answered, "Honey, I love your singing.
But I want the neighbors to know I'm not beating you."
Joe's answer wasn't as unkind as it could have been.
But I don't think that's how a marriage (or body) should work.
How is a Christian body supposed to work?
Let's look at 1 Cor 12:12-31a.
12aThe body is a unit.
Just like a married couple.
Likewise, it's 12bmade up of many parts.
A married couple is made up of 2 very distinct parts.
12cThough all its parts are many, they form one physical body.
Likewise, marriage.
12dSo it is with Christ's body.
His bride.
He's the Head.
13aWe're all baptized by one Spirit into His one body-Jews, Greeks, slave, or free.
We're all submerged in one Holy Spirit baptism.
We have equal footing.
13bWe're all given the one Spirit to drink.
At salvation, we all drink the same living water.
Eternal life enters & dwells in each of us.
When we're baptized, God's Spirit surrounds & joins us to Christ's body, His universal church.
14Now the body isn't made up of one part but of many.
Like marriage, there's 1 body with very different parts.
Like marriage, each part of Christ's body is crucial.
15Suppose the foot says, "Because I'm not a hand, I don't belong to the body."
It doesn't cease to be part of the body.
16And suppose the ear says, "Because I'm not an eye, I don't belong to the body."
It doesn't cease to be part of the body, either.
Let's get ridiculous.
17aIf the whole body were an eye, how would we hear?
Dumb.
17bIf the whole body were an ear, how would we smell?
Yes, we wish we could un-see some things.
Other things, we don't want to smell.
But sight is crucial for almost everything, & smell is crucial for taste.
Why single out the foot, hand, eye, & ear?
These body parts get lots of attention.
The point?
However important they are, they can't live without the other parts.
18In fact God arranged every part in the body just as he wanted them to be.
He designed us marvelously.
He lovingly created each of us.
19If there was only one part, the body would be useless.
And God doesn't make junk.
20As it is, there are many parts, but one body.
All parts work together.
All the body parts need each other.
Just so in the Christian church.
Many different parts all work together.
One body.
All parts need each other.
Without all a body's different parts, it struggles or dies.
All parts are needed.
21aThe eye can't say to the hand, "I don't need you!" 21bAnd the head can't say to the feet, "I don't need you!"
Those who think they're on top can't say they don't need those they look down on.
'Haves' need 'have-nots' more than 'have-nots' need them.
22Those parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable.
A story helps us see it.
When God made us, our body parts argued.
Who's Boss?
The Brain said, 'I control all body parts.
Obviously, I'm Boss.'
The Legs retorted, 'We take you wherever you want to go.
We're Boss.'
The Stomach objected.
'I have to feed you all.
I'm Boss.'
The Eyes argued, 'Without us, you're helpless.
We're Boss.' Then Rectum spoke up.
'I'm Boss.'
Other body parts laughed so hard that the Rectum got mad.
'I'm on strike till you agree with me.'
A few days later, the Brain was foggy.
Legs were wobbly.
The Stomach felt ill.
And Eyes could barely see.
They gave up & apologized.
The moral? (Not what you're thinking.)
We can't do without body parts we think the least of.
What do we do with them?
23aThe parts we think are less honorable, our unpresentable parts, we treat with special modesty & honor.
Unlike more attractive body parts, we adorn them with clothing.
24aOur presentable parts need no such special treatment.
Just so, 24bGod combined the members of Christ's body.
Many members, one body.
Christ, our head.
24cHe's given greater honor to parts that lacked it.
Those with small, thankless ministries.
Set up for worship.
Regularly call members.
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