Summary - 1 Corinthians 12:12-20

Body of Christ: Paul compares the members of the church to the parts of a human body, first because each body part has a specific function and gift, and second because the church, in honoring God, works together using all gifts and grows to be an entity reflecting the personhood of Christ himself. Working together in community, each of its baptized members display Christ's identity and not that of their former beliefs. The members together, while still growing individually, keep on track with the overall mission of bringing others into the unity of their fellowship.