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LESSON 2 * PART 3 * BOOK 29
I CORINTHIANS 15:24-54
We are studying I Corinthians 15, but right now we're building this whole concept of the Body of Christ. It's this Body of Christ that is called out from the Gentile world that will one day be resurrected in total. What I'm going to do now is to look up all these verses that have a reference to this Body of Christ. Always remember that back in Christ's earthly ministry and Peter's and so forth, they were proclaiming the Gospel of the Kingdom. Now through the preaching of the Gospel of Grace, instead of calling out a Covenant people such as Israel was, we are calling out what Paul refers to as the Body of Christ. Never does Jesus or the Twelve ever use the term "the Body of Christ." Never! Now we're going to look at all these verses that make a reference to the Body of Christ. Romans 12:4
"For as we have many members in one body, (using the human body as an illustration) and all members have not the same office:"
Every member of our body has an intrinsic purpose. Romans 12:5
"So we (as believers of the Gospel of Grace) being many, are one body (where?) in Christ, and every one members one of another."
I Corinthians 12:12,13
"For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: (he's referring to our human make-up. The head controls the body) so also is Christ. It isn't just the spiritual who get baptized into the Body. Every believer of whatever station in life, when he becomes a believer, a child of God, then the Holy Spirit baptizes that person into the Body of Christ) baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink (or partake) into one Spirit."
Now let's look at verse 27 of Chapter 12.
I Corinthians 12:27
"Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular."
God knows every one of us by name. Now let's turn over to Ephesians. And here again, Christ is being presented as the Head of the Body.
Ephesians 1:20
Now verse 21.
Ephesians 1:21-23
Christ's) and gave him to be the head over all things to the (what people?) the church, (the ecclesia, which is now the Body of Christ) Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all."
Complement, which means that Christ will finally have the Body in His presence then He Himself considers Himself complete. Now, let's look at Ephesians Chapter 3 and verse 6. Ephesians 3:5,6
by the gospel".
Just by the Gospel. The Gospel, how that Christ died, was buried and rose again as we find in I Corinthians 15:1-4 and Romans 10:9-10. Ephesians 4:4a
"There is one body, ..." There it is again. You don't see that in Christ's earthly ministry. But all through Paul's writing you find this term, "the Body". Let's read on.
Ephesians 4:4b,5
There's one faith and only one. Ephesians 4:6
Let's look on down into verse 12 of Ephesians 4. It's part of this greater revelation of our position in the Body, which is in Christ.
Ephesians 4:12
body of Christ."
Not every church member across the world is a member of the Body of Christ. Some people call and ask. Only God can see the heart. But I do know from the Scripture and from everything else that bombards us, there are a lot of bonafide church members who are not members of the Body of Christ. Only The Lord himself places a person into the Body of Christ. To edify the Body of Christ, the true believer! Now let's look at verse 13.
Ephesians 4:13
Let's look now at verse 14 and if this isn't apropos. Ephesians 4:14
Now let's look at verse 15
Ephesians 4:15
"But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him (in that position in Christ) in all things, which is the head, even Christ:"
Now Paul is always using the human body as an illustration. The head! That's what Christ is. He is the Head of the Body and as the Body functions, even in this world, where does its marching orders come from? The Head! Now if your pastor is preaching the Word, then great. Now let's go on into Colossians and let's begin at Chapter 1, verse 15. And again, this is just simply showing the preeminence of the position of Christ Who is the Head of the Body.
Colossians 1:15
Not just an off-spring of God, or something created by God, but he is God! Verse 16.
Colossians 1:18,19
Now, let's come over to Chapter 2 verse 14:
Colossians 2:14-17
Which are a shadow of things to come but the body is of Christ."
Now I don't think the Body of Christ even had the preview of the types in the Old Testament, but the Cross did. Colossians Chapter 3 and verse 15.
Let the word of Christ dwell in your richly in all wisdom; ..."
God doesn't want a bunch of ignorant believers in the Body. Colossians 3:17

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