Divisions In the Body Of Christ

A few weeks ago, I came in from church and the Lord gave me this message. A Sunday afternoon, I lay across my bed reading and looking these scriptures up and this is what He gave me.  I also worked on it last night. When I finished I got the news about the verdict. This wasn't planned or anything. It was God working through His humble servant. I am not perfect, not by a long shot, I operate sometimes in doubt and fear, but take a monument to read this and we Need to PRAY

Scriptures 1 Corinthian  1:10-13

                 1 Corinthian  12: 12-25

 

1 Corinthians 1 10-13 reads

Now I beseech you, breather, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you, but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.

For it has been declared unto me of you, my breather by them which are of the house of Chloe, that there are contentions among you, Now this I say that every one of you saith, I am of Paul, and I am of Apollos, and I am of Cleophus and I of Christ.

Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you

 

 

1 Corinthians 12: 12 -25

 

For as the body is one and hath many members, and all members of that one body being many, are one body, as also is Christ. For by one Spirit are we baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free, and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.

For the body is not one member, but many. If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body, it is therefore not of the body and if the ear shall say, because I am not the eye I am not of the body, is it therefore not of the body. If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing. If the whole were hearing where were the smelling?

But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body as it hath pleased him. And if they were all one member, where  were the body?

But now are they many members, yet but one body, And the eye cannot say to the hand, I have no need of thee, nor again the hand to the feet I have no need of you.

Nay much more those members of the body, which we think to be less honorable, upon these we bestow more abundant honor to that part that lack, that there should be no such schism in the body, but that the members should all have the same care one for another.

 

When Pauli wrote this letter to the church at Corinth, he had to address several issues

Immorality

Worship

Divisions in the church

How to take the Lords supper

 

Paul founded the church at Corinth on his second missionary journey. 18 months later, people began arguing, divisions arose, and some people slipped back into their old lifestyle.. Paul wrote this letter to recommend that immediate corrective action be taken to clear up this situation. This church is kind of like churches today jumping from fad to fad. He wanted them to know that all Christians are part of Gods family and share a unity through Jesus Christ. To speak the same thing and to allow no divisions among you. This does not require everyone to believe alike, In the life application Bible it says that there is a difference between opposing viewpoints and being divisive. A group of people may not agree completely on everything, but they can work together in harmony if they agree on what truly matters and that is Jesus Christ Petty differences should never divide Christians. Each person is part of the body of Christ and they have a calling and a job that is unique. You may be able to reach people I can’t reach and I may be able to reach people you can’t reach. We all function together as one body; we must use our different gifts, together to spread the Good News of salivation. As in the human body the hand and the eye have different functions, but they work together.  I didn’t really realize how much this was true until I had my eye surgery a few years back. It did not only affect my eyes, but I couldn’t do anything strenuous for a while, I couldn’t bend down. When you hurt your foot doesn’t it affect your whole body?  When one part of the body hurts everything else does too. That how they body of Christ should be, we don’t have time to fight each other when we need to be fighting the devil and his principalities as he works to divide the Christian community.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Everyone Can't Be In Your Front Row

     Sharon me gave this, I don't know if it is a poem or what. Everyone Can't Be In Your Front Row ( sometimes we just need to hear this ) Life is like a theater, so invite your audience carefully. Not everyone is holy or healthy enough to have a FRONT ROW seat in our lives. There are some people in your life that need to be loved from a distance. Its amazing what you can accomplish when you let go, or at least minimize your time draining, negative, incompatible not-going-anywhere relationships, friendships, fellowships or even family. Observe the relationships around you. Pay attention to which ones lean and which ones lean? Which ones encourage and which ones discourage? Which ones are on a path of growth uphill and which ones are going downhill or just staying still??? When you leave certain people do you feel better or worse?? Which ones always have drama or don't really understand, know and appreciate you and the gift rthat lies within you? The mor...
Read more

Don't Argue Or Reason With The Devil

I was watching Jesse Duplantis last night and he was teaching on Jesus being tempted in the wilderness in Matthew chapter 4. I was reminded of something that I was working on. I have never preached this message anywhere, but on radio once and I don't know when it ran...  In Matthew 4 "Then Jesus was led by the spirit into the wilderness, after fasting forty days he was hungry, the temptor came to Jesus and said, If thou be the Son of God command these stones to be turned into bread.  Jesus  said it is written that man shall not live by bread alone, but by every Word that proceedeth out of  out of the mouth of God."  Satan doesn't give up, he comes at Jesus a second time and says, "If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down, for it is written He shall Give His angels charge over you.... Jesus said for the second time, "It is written again, thou shall not tempt the Lord thy God. Satan didn't give up he came at Jesus a third time, takin...
Read more

Class of 1975, I Graduated, Whats Next????

The class of 1975 made it through the Pomp and Circumstance” getting our high school diplomas. June 6, 1975 seems like so long ago, but at the same time it seems like it was only yesterday. SO many decisions that were made that would affect our lives forever. I don’t think that we should hold decisions made by an 18 or 19 year old accountable for the rest of their lives. I was 17 when I graduated from high school and I was a very sheltered 17 year old to say the least. I had never dated. I didn’t date until I was 21. It wasn’t a religious thing, it was more like my mind and my age finally caught up with each other. Some of our class would go to college, some would work and some went into the military. Some would do well in college, some would leave home and go wild, but would eventually settle down into a career, some would marry and divorce, others married later, some would have children and some didn’t. This will cover my first year after graduation, what I did. Some of this some ...
Read more