“that there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another. And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it.”
1 Corinthians 12:25-26 KJV
Paul explains that in the Church every member would look after the others with mutual concern, and so that there will be no division in the Body. In that way, whatever happens to one member happens to all. If one suffers, everyone suffers. If one is honored, everyone rejoices. This is the love that God wants us to flow in - to love others not to divide but to unite, so that if one suffers, everyone suffers. With schisms, the Body cannot coordinate effectively. But with unity, each part knows what it has to do and this results in the joy of coordinating effectively. Let the love of God shed abroad in our heart by the Holy Spirit, help us function in unity with our God and through the Blood of Jesus, with one another! Let’s be faithful to guard the sweet harmony of the Holy Spirit among us in the bonds of peace, being one Body and one Spirit, as we were all called into the same glorious hope of divine destiny. Thank You Holy Spirit!
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