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If the ear would say, "Because I`m not the eye, I`m not part of the body," it`s not therefore not part of the body.
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Your Unique Role is Essential
Paul uses the example of the ear feeling useless because it isn't an eye. Commentators explain this illustrates a crucial truth: the church, like a body, needs diversity to function. A body that was all eyes couldn't hear. Your specific gifts and function, even if they seem less prominent than others, are essential for the health of the whole church. Don't devalue your contribution just because it's different.
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1 Corinthians
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19th Century
Baptist
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? If the whole body were an eye, where…
Paul now emphasizes the necessity of having diversity in a body for it to operate as one. Each part (such as the eye or the ear) must be willing to…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And if the ear shall say The organ that receives sounds, and can distinguish them, and in which member is placed the…
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Presbyterian
Christ and His church form one body, as Head and members. Christians become members of this body by baptism. The outward rite is of divine institut…
13th Century
Catholic
Having laid out the distinction among spiritual gifts, the Apostle now explains it using the analogy of a natural body. He first presents the analo…
