Church Restoration : BODY OF CHRIST

BODY OF CHRIST

Romans 12:4-8 “For as we have many members in ONE BODY, all members have not the same function: So we, being many, are ONE BODY in Christ, and every one members one of another. Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, ministry, teaching, exhortation, giving, rule, mercy…”

I Corinthians 12:4-11 “Now there are diversity of gifts, but the same Spirit. For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; word of knowledge; faith; gifts of healing; miracles; prophecy, discerning of spirits; divers kinds of tongues; interpretation of tongues: But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.

I Corinthians 12:12-31 “For as the BODY is ONE, and hath many members, and all the members of that ONE BODY, being many, are ONE BODY: so also is Christ. For by one Spirit are we all baptized into ONE BODY. For the body is not one member but many. Now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him. Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular. And God hath set some in the church: first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.”

Ephesians 1:22-23 “God hath put all things under Christ’s feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church, which is his BODY, the fullness of him that filleth all in all.”

Ephesians 2:16, 19-22 “That Christ might reconcile both unto God in ONE BODY by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby: Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints, and of the household of God; And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone: In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord: In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.”

Ephesians 4:4-6 “There is ONE BODY, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; One Lord, one faith, one baptism, One God and Father of all, who is above all and through all, and in you all.”

Ephesians 4:7-8 “But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ. Wherefore he saith, when he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.

Ephesians 4:11-16 “And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastor-teachers; For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the BODY of Christ: Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ: That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the HEAD, even Christ: From whom the whole BODY fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the BODY, unto the edifying of itself in love.”

Ephesians 5:23-32 “Christ is the HEAD of the church; and he is the savior of the BODY. The church is subject unto Christ. Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; that he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word. That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and with out blemish. For we are members of his BODY, of his flesh, and of his bones. This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.”