I Corinthians 12

“For we were all baptized by one Spirit so as to form one body—whether Jews or Gentiles, slave or free—and we were all given the one Spirit to drink” (13). Paul addressed the differences in the church that arose from cultural backgrounds (Jew and Gentile) and giftings (4). Although challenging, Paul argued that these differences were God-ordained; the Body needed each one to be whole (15). Everyone who truly acknowledged Jesus as Lord was a member of the family (3).

“There are different kinds of working, but in all of them and in everyone it is the same God at work” (6). When we can see God at work in people unlike ourselves, Christ is honored among us.