The Edification of the Body Christ The Body

The Edification of the Body Christ The Body, The Church Richard Thetford www. thetfordcountry. com

We Are Members of One Another • The Body Christ The Body, The Church Richard Thetford – One body • 1 Corinthians 12: 12 • Ephesians 4: 4 • Ephesians 2: 16 – Is Christ’s body • Ephesians 4: 12; 1: 22 -23; 5: 23 • Colossians 1: 24 www. thetfordcountry. com

We Are Members of One Another • The Body Christ The Body, The Church Richard Thetford – Is the church • Colossians 1: 24; 18 • Ephesians 1: 22 -23 – Baptism puts us into the one body • 1 Corinthians 12: 13 • Galatians 3: 27 • Romans 6: 3 www. thetfordcountry. com

We Are Members of One Another • Many Members Christ The Body, The Church Richard Thetford – Physical body has many members • 1 Corinthians 12: 12 -20 • Romans 12: 4 – Christ’s body has many members • 1 Corinthians 12: 12, 27 • Romans 12: 5 www. thetfordcountry. com

We Are Members of One Another • Many Members Christ The Body, The Church Richard Thetford – Each individual Christian is a member of the body • Ephesians 1: 22 -23; 4: 15; 5: 23 • Colossians 1: 18 www. thetfordcountry. com

We Are Members of One Another Christ The Body, The Church Richard Thetford • Many Members with different functions – Physical body and Christ’s body • 1 Corinthians 12: 27 -30 • Ephesians 4: 16 • Romans 12: 4 • 1 Corinthians 12: 14 -25 www. thetfordcountry. com

We Are Members of One Another Christ The Body, The Church Richard Thetford • Every member needs to perform their function for the purpose of: – Building up the body of Christ • Ephesians 4: 12, 16 www. thetfordcountry. com

We Are Members of One Another Christ The Body, The Church Richard Thetford • Every member needs to perform their function for the purpose of: – Making the body of Christ complete or whole • 1 Corinthians 12: 14 -24 • Ephesians 4: 13 • Ephesians 4: 16 www. thetfordcountry. com

We Are Members of One Another Christ The Body, The Church Richard Thetford • Every member needs to perform their function for the purpose of: – The unity in the body of Christ • 1 Corinthians 12: 25 • Ephesians 4: 3, 13 • Romans 12: 16 www. thetfordcountry. com

We Are Members of One Another Christ • Every member needs to perform their function for the purpose of: – Benefitting all the members The Body, The Church Richard Thetford • 1 Corinthians 12: 25 -26 • Romans 12: 15 www. thetfordcountry. com

We Are Members of One Another • The Bible teaches that: Christ The Body, The Church Richard Thetford – The body is the church – One gets in the body through baptism – Only those in the body, the church, will be saved – Every member of the body is valuable and needed www. thetfordcountry. com