The body of Christ is all believers working together with Christ under one Authority and in one Spirit to complete our Father’s plan by putting understanding of His Word into action on earth. And in 1 Peter 5:1-7 we see the founding Father of Christ’s church giving instruction to those who know Christ intimately as His body. Peter instructs them (and us) to shepherd God’s flock, those who are younger in faith but not necessarily younger in age. In this way, older brothers and sisters in faith are the keepers of their younger spiritual brothers and sisters in the faith. Let's see what Peter means by this in this passage of scripture. 

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