the disembodied Church

The bible states in 1Cor 12:12-27
(1Co 12:12) For as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body; so also is Christ.
(1Co 12:13) For also by one Spirit we are all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether bond or free, even all were made to drink into one Spirit.
(1Co 12:14) For the body is not one member, but many.
(1Co 12:15) If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?
(1Co 12:16) And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?
(1Co 12:17) If all the body were an eye, where would be the hearing? If all hearing, where would be the smelling?
(1Co 12:18) But now God has set the members, each one of them, in the body as it has pleased Him.
(1Co 12:19) And if they were all one member, where would be the body?
(1Co 12:20) But now indeed many are the members, yet only one body.
(1Co 12:21) And the eye cannot say to the hand, I have no need of you; nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.
(1Co 12:22) But much rather the members of the body seeming to be weaker are necessary.
(1Co 12:23) And those members of the body which we think to be less honorable, on these we put more abundant honor around them. And our unpresentable members have more abundant propriety.
(1Co 12:24) For our presentable members have no need, but God tempered the body together, giving more abundant honor to the member having need;
(1Co 12:25) that there not be division in the body, but that the members should have the same care for one another.
(1Co 12:26) And if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; if one member is glorified, all the members rejoice with it.
(1Co 12:27) And you are the body of Christ, and members in part.
and also in Romans 12:4-5

Rom 12:4 For even as we have many members in one body, and all members do not have the same function,
Rom 12:5 so we the many are one body in Christ, and each one members of one another.

The first thing you notice when reading these scriptures is that the Chruch is not a building or a place, but the Church are the people who have dedicated their hearts to the Lord Jesus. You will also notice that the Lord created the Church to be diverse(1Cor12:14 and Rom12:4) yet one. (1Cor12:20 and Rom12:5) Another thing you will notice is that what we do affects the body of Christ either for the good or bad.(1Cor12:26)

Yet, it seems that today the Body of Christ is in pieces. It's like the parts of the body decided that if they can't be like the others or the others can't/won't be like them that it is best to leave. They ignor the 'useless parts' and discard them as waste. In return, the 'useless parts' feel as if they never were a part. In fact the division is so bad that there is even division within the division.

Do you know that the Devil loves the fact that the body is in pieces? That is correct. He is loving it. This is because it is much easier for the Devil and his demons to penetrate when the Body is in pieces and in discontent with each other.


Is there a way back? There is. The problem is that we need to stop thinking 'denominations' and thinking 'One body, one mind'. That mind is the mind of Christ. We must also stop all of these petty fighting with in the body. Some of these are about what kind of bible to read and what kind of baptism is real. All these arguments do is further tear the body apart. This is not what the Lord wants for His elect.

We must understand that we are all at different levels in our walk with the Lord. This doesn't mean that one part is better than another. It just means that the Lord instills different gifts to different parts. We must use our different levels and gifts to enhance the body. We must never complain because we aren't like other Christians. For remember if we all had the gift of healing, who would teach? If all taught, then who would preach and so on.

So celebrate your differences and know that you are one in Christ.