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Guest2 · 12-20-2011, 04:20 PM

hey guys,

awesome thread, been reading and learning lots.

One question I have is regarding the body of christ.

1 Corinthians 12:27
Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it.

Colossians 1:24
Now I rejoice in what I am suffering for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is still lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions, for the sake of his body, which is the church.

Ephesians 5:29-30
After all, no one ever hated their own body, but they feed and care for their body, just as Christ does the church, for we are members of his body.

What is the issue here? The church is the body, and Jesus Christ is the head of this body. One could assert that Jesus Christ is the body of the church and we are its members of the body of the church??

Are the LC'ers replacing the church with christ? Im confused here.

From my understanding his body functions as a church because we are all bound together through our salvation and our sin. Because Jesus is our personal saviour, we are bound to his body and his sacrifice. Which in part makes a a group of believers (church) part of that body.

???

12-20-2011, 04:20 PM	#171
Guest2 Guest Poster Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 40	Re: Good Lee/Bad Lee: Can they be separated? hey guys, awesome thread, been reading and learning lots. One question I have is regarding the body of christ. 1 Corinthians 12:27 Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it. Colossians 1:24 Now I rejoice in what I am suffering for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is still lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions, for the sake of his body, which is the church. Ephesians 5:29-30 After all, no one ever hated their own body, but they feed and care for their body, just as Christ does the church, for we are members of his body. What is the issue here? The church is the body, and Jesus Christ is the head of this body. One could assert that Jesus Christ is the body of the church and we are its members of the body of the church?? Are the LC'ers replacing the church with christ? Im confused here. From my understanding his body functions as a church because we are all bound together through our salvation and our sin. Because Jesus is our personal saviour, we are bound to his body and his sacrifice. Which in part makes a a group of believers (church) part of that body. ???