Are All Christians Equal in God's Eyes? CQ Podcast Highlight
How does the Apostle Paul help us to better understand how God views us based on how God set up the church? Watch to this highlight, then listen to the full podcast to hear more:
https://christianquestions.com/society/1293-social-status/
It's this sense of self gratification. Paul explains the damage, the absolute damage and destruction that comes when we assume, assume a status that is not Christ-Like. Here's what he says after that example, verse 22 to 24.
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On the contrary, it is much truer that the members of the body, which seem to be weaker, are necessary. And those members of the body, which we deem less honorable on these, we bestow more abundant honor and are less presentable members become much more presentable. Whereas our more presentable members have no need of it.
So the apostle is turning the tables, you think you're all that? Well guess what? You're not. You are merely a part of the body, blessed to play a role. Are you playing your role or are you busy minimizing others so you can get attention? And if you're doing that, what's maybe you're not in the body after all. I mean this, this is a very, very important aspect of not being status seekers. And so why is it set up this way? Well, the apostle Paul happens to have an answer for that as well. Continuing with verse 24 to verse 26.
But God has so composed the body giving more abundant honor to that member which lacked so that there may be no division in the body, but that the members may have the same care for one another. And if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it. If one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.
There is an equality in Christ and mutual respect even if we each serve in different ways.
And that's so important, a mutual respect. No matter what way the service is able to, by God's grace come from us, there is no division, because there's no pecking water, there is no division because all are equal. There is no division because God puts us in the body as
