Purpose of Our Unity

Again and again, Scripture speaks of us, the church, by using the illustration of a body made up of many members. Why? And what can we learn from that figure about the proper mindset and behavior we are to have toward each other? As we ponder these questions, we consider God’s purpose in uniting us as the body of believers.  We can say first that God has united us to point us to Christ, the head of the body. Consider Romans 12:5: “So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members...