As a member of the body of Christ, you would be irrelevant if you weren’t in your place in the body of Christ.

As a member of the body of Christ, you would be irrelevant if you weren’t in your place in the body of Christ.

As a member of the body of Christ, you would be irrelevant if you weren’t in your place in the body of Christ. You wouldn’t be walking in obedience to the Spirit of Christ if you weren’t in your place in the body of Christ. Just as a finger becomes useless if it’s cut from the body, so you must know how you fit into Christ’s body. Just as a shoulder out of joint causes pain, you must know how you fit into Christ’s body.

God reveals the pattern of the body of Christ through Scripture. He speaks of it throughout the Bible. He also speaks to you about disorders. You see disorders in the body of Christ and you know by intuition those disorders aren’t what God has in mind for His body. God points them out to you. At other times, you see something you know is right and good and according to God’s plan. The Holy Spirit will continue to refine your spiritual senses as you walk with Him into maturity. You’ll more easily know the difference between good and evil as you continue to follow the Truth up the Pathway toward the Life. The deceivers will find it harder to deceive you.

You find one important example of the pattern God has provided in God’s order for worship.

When you may come together, each has a psalm, has a teaching, has a revelation, has a tongue, has an interpretation. Let all things be done for edification. . . . you are all able to prophesy one by one ~ 1 Corinthians 1:26 & 31