Paul in 1 Corinthians 12:18 describes the church as a body with lots of different parts. These parts are not supposed to be the same, as Paul makes clear using an extended joke. Can a foot see? Can a hand hear? Can an eye smell? Well, duh, obviously not.

The same thing goes for the body of Christ. We’re a part of the body if we’re connected vitally to the head, and the head is Christ. That’s what makes us a part of the body, not us looking the same.

No one makes this point better than Keith Foskey, with his amazing viral videos gently teasing stereotypes of all the denominations doing their thing.

This episode digs deeper into “melos” (μέλος - meaning ‘parts’) in 1 Corinthians 12:18.

1 Corinthians 12:18 - “But in fact God has placed the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be.” (NIV)

Mentioned:

PREORDER: A Biblically Functioning Church by Keith Foskey

Keith Foskey’s Site: www.keithfoskey.com

Keith Foskey’s Substack: yourcalvinist.substack.com

Conversations with Calvinist - YouTube

Church Soup - Keith Foskey

(My Personal Favorite Denominations video)

Also Mentioned:

Assyrian Christian “Church of the East”

Holiness of God by R.C. Sproul

One Crazy Summer (1986) - Demi Moore, John Cusack

“The Monster God Debate” - Michael Brown v. Brian Zahnd

Thanks to:

• Aaron Woodard for Graphic Design

• Dave Allam of Allam House for advanced audio techniques: sound.allamhouse.com

• Bible Hub for Greek / Hebrew hypertext links

What is a Bammerhab?

“You have not given me into the hands of the enemy but have set my feet in a spacious place.” (Ps. 31:8 - NIV)

The phrase “in a spacious place” is the Hebrew word: bammerhab.

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