...perfection of the Church may result from these various degrees."21 St Paul teaches the same doctrine: "Just as each of us has one body with many members, and not all the members have the same function, so too we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually...

...leadership is to be carried out according to one's own unique talents. As the Apostle Paul indicated: "Just as each of us has one body with many members, and not all the members have the same function, so too we, though many, are one body in Christ and individually...

...has given us and being zealous in its use as well as humble. 2. Difference of Function, 12:4-8 4Just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, sso in Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. 6We have different...

...holds the only office, that of high priest (Heb. 4:14ff.). The body in its totality forms a priesthood: "In Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others" (Rom. 12:5). All are servants. There is no dichotomy of clergy and laity. Giftedness, not the possession...

...think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the measure of faith God has given you. 4Just side them. 23 His lord said unto him. Well done, good...many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord. prophesying, let him use it in proportion to his1 faith. 'If j[ js serving, let him serve; if it is...

...community Ihr Chmlun use of Ihrlr rrM'urccv and thr support of thr Chutch in its loul world mission In Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. Mrmon Minister Methodist Ticket of Membership (both sides). The scallop shell is from the Wesley coat...

...rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the measure of faith God has given you. Just as each of us has one body with many members,...according to the grace given us. If a man's gift is prophesying, let him use it in proportion to his faith. If it is serving, let him serve; if it is teaching,...

...of Christ, consisting of diverse members, each with its own function, but all working symbiotically. 'Just as each of us has one body with many members,...one body, and each member belongs to all the others" (Rom 12:4-5). Elsewhere, speaking of the ministry Christ intends for his church, Paul says, It was...

...(Eph 3:2, 7), this "grace" involves a job responsibility. In similar language Paul tells the Romans, "So in Christ we who are many form one body, and each...different gifts, according to the grace given us" (Rom 12:5-6). Each Christian uses "whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering...

...distributed on the basis of divine grace — never in consideration of race, social status, or gender. "We who are many form one body, and each member belongs...different gifts, according to the grace given us" (Rom. 12:5-6; in the next part of v. 6, the NIV unjustifiably inserts "man"). The oneness of the church...