This week, we looked at 1 Corinthians 12:12–27, where Paul takes a familiar ancient “body” metaphor and turns it inside out. In the Roman world, the body-image often justified hierarchy—“lesser” parts serve the elite “head.” Paul subverts that logic: in Christ’s body the parts that seem weaker are indispensable; God has composed the church so honor bends toward the overlooked, division gives way to “the same care,” and every gift is necessary.
We also heard the deeper claim: Paul doesn’t say, “You’re like a body,” but, “You are the body of Christ.” Our unity is not preference-based but Spirit-formed union with Jesus. That union demands three practices: reassign honor to the overlooked, practice solidarity in suffering and joy, and discern as a whole body. This is why our Vision Night matters—it’s not a performance by a few but obedience together under one Head, Christ.
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