“For as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all have the same function,so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another.Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them . . .” –Romans 12:4-6...
An attempt has also been made to discredit this tradition by adducing the circumstance that Simon the Just, who lived long after Ezra, is said, in the Pirke Aboth, to have been one of the members of the Great Synagogue; but to this much weight cannot be allowed, partly because Simon ...
In the Second Vatican Council retrieved the doctrine of the One Table, but without offering a sustained or comprehensive presentation of it: "the Church has always held the divine scriptures in reverence no less than it accords to the Lord's body itself, never ceasing—especially in the sacred...
Decades ago when we took a childbirth class during my first pregnancy, our instructor had a couple from one of her previous classes come back and share their experiences. I remember the new mom saying that during labor, if she thought, “How many hours will I have to do this?” she fel...
Our unity is found IN Christ. We are members of the same body if we are IN Christ! Many are at different points in their Jesus Journey, but if we are IN Christ we are IN the father and are one! Some have much light from God’s word and some have little but we can be one IN...
Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, to make you obey its passions. Do not present your members to sin as instruments for unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life, and your members to God as instruments for righteousness. ...
O ye whom God hath chosen from among those who are called!—know that “many are called but few are chosen”!—upon whom He caused the evident Light to descend; whom He guided into the right Path, and to whom He gave the Glad-tidings of the Great Success!
We believe the clergy-laity distinction to be unbiblical and retards the growth of the individual members effecting negatively the entire body of Christ. Many have the mistaken notion that the Pastor, Bishop, Elder, or so-called Priest are called to live on a higher spiritual plane than the ...
and the Lord Jesus Christ. Each one of us has a life and identity shaped by many factors. But most primary and determinative of all, is that we are of, from, and through God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. We receive our identity, our life, and our ministry from God and thro...
In many cases, it can be used interchangeably with mad. Ephesians 4:26 advises, “In your anger do not sin.” Jesus’ example of righteous anger in cleansing the temple teaches children the importance of standing up for what is right without letting anger control their actions. Bible Verses...