eph 04v04 There is One body
"THERE IS ONE
BODY..."
Ephesians 4:4
The
church of Christ
is one body. Christ is its only Head. The Word of God is its only Law. The
Cross is its only Banner. The Gospel is its only Weapon. And the Glory of God
is its only Goal. The church of which I speak is no religious denominate, or
material building, or local assembly. It is the church which is built upon the
Rock, the Lord Jesus Christ. It is the "general assembly and church of the
firstborn", the family of God, the heavenly Jerusalem, the city of God,
the kingdom of God, the kingdom of Christ, the kingdom of heaven, the body of
Christ, and the bride of Christ. This ONE BODY is composed of every true
believer from Adam to the last of God's elect who shall be called. Every man,
woman, and child who has been chosen by God the Father, redeemed by God the
Son, and regenerated by God the Holy Spirit is in this church. This is the
church which our Lord loved and purchased with his own blood.
And this church is ONE BODY.
All who are in this church are Loved by the same Love. All are Redeemed by the
same Blood. All are Called by the same Grace. All are Sanctified by the same
Spirit. All are Partakers of the same Covenant. All are Given the same
Promises. All are Going to the same Home. All Worship at the same Altar. And
all are Anticipating the same Reward. If a person is in Christ he is in the church of Christ. And in Christ, Jew and Gentile, black and white,
male and female, rich and poor, learned and unlearned, all are ONE BODY.
In this ONE BODY Christ
is All and in All. He is the Foundation, the Door, the Hope, the Head, the
Glory, the Righteousness, and the Reward of his body the Church.