1 Corinthians 12:29-31
29-31 But it’s obvious by now, isn’t it, that Christ’s church is a complete Body and not a gigantic, unidimensional Part? It’s not all Apostle, not all Prophet, not all Miracle Worker, not all Healer, not all Prayer in Tongues, not all Interpreter of Tongues. And yet some of you keep competing for so-called “important” parts. But now I want to lay out a far better way for you.
Reflection
If there was more room in this journal, we would read on into 1 Corinthians 13 to see the better way Paul has for us. Many of you would recognize the verses that would come because they are used at weddings. Paul’s better way for us to remember that we are a part of the body is love. How do you think loving one another can remind us that we are part of something larger than ourselves? How can the love God showed us through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ remind us that we are a part of something so much bigger than ourselves?
