We, Being Many, Are One Body in Christ, And Individually Members of One Another
Paul wrote, “3 For I say, through the grace given to me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think soberly, as God has dealt to each one a measure of faith. 4 For as we have many members in one body, but all the members do not have the same function, 5 so we, being many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another” (Rom. 12:3-5).
In this lesson we’ll examine what it means to be a member of the church of God. What our responsibilities are as such. We’ll not the difference between [Interdependent and Independent]. Learn how individuality harms the church. How many church are more like clubs, pay your dues, come get what you want, go home with little or no regard for the needs of others. How a physical part of the body dies when it is disconnected–so also the spiritual part will also die.
How in the early church all who believed were together, and had all things in common. How they sold their possessions and divided them among all, as anyone had need. They continued daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they ate their food with gladness and simplicity of heart (Acts 2:44-46).
The body must be connected more than just Sunday morning and when that connection is severed, when you break that connection and the church falters, and if not corrected will eventually die.