The Body of Christ

As a healthy Body

we must be governed by the Head (God the Father)

led & fed by the Heart (Jesus our Shepherd)

and filled by the Holy Spirit

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A body can function without some of its members but it has no life at all without the head, heart and spirit.

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The life we live in the natural comes to an end when we die. To live eternally we need to be born again. This is when we become part of the Body of Christ and this union gives us eternal life. It also means that as a member of the Body we can no longer think and live for ourselves. We live for the Body, our lives are governed by the Head of the Body and we live through the Heart which brings us life and health through the blood. We are filled by the Spirit who activates us.

Jesus was illustrating the meaning of being part of the Body when He said "Take no thought for tomorrow - what ye shall put on - your Father in Heaven knoweth what things ye have need of." (Read Matthew 6 verses 25 - 35). As a part of the Body our only concern should be to obey the commands of the Head the guidance of the Heart and prompting of the Spirit.

Its a very different way of living - but then its a very different Body!