Seeing the Revelation of the Body in Corinthians 12

     Did you know that our physical body is the best illustration of the Lord's spiritual Body?  Even Paul thought so because in 1 Corinthians Chapter 12 he compares these two together.   And I liked it when Witness Lee brought this out in chapter 57 of the Life Study of 1 Corinthians:  

"Now we must go on to see that with the Body there is the need of the different functions.  If my physical body did not have any functions, the body would not be able to do anything.  However, in every member of my body there is a function.  The function comes out of the gift of each member.  The finger, the hand, the arm, and the shoulder all have their gifts.  Every member of our body, no matter how small or unimportant it may seem, has a gift.... By means of the functions of all the members of the body, the body is able to work" (Lee, Witness. Life-Study of 1 Corinthians. Anaheim: Living Stream Ministry, 1981, Print).

    Then in Chapter 58 he shares how all the spiritual gifts are not for the individuals but for the building up of the Lord's Body.  For example, our feet have the gift of walking, but they don't do this just for themselves.  In the same way our eyes have the gift of seeing, but they do this for the benefit of our entire body. 

    It is amazing to think about these parallels in relation to the Lord's spiritual Body. I like the expression Witness Lee uses in this message to describe the apostle Paul--Body conscious. I really like that expression because it shows Paul's view of the spiritual gifts was not  individualistic.  Paul's view was that all the gifts of the believers should be for the building up of the Body of Christ.  

Here's a link so you can listen to any of the programs on the Life Study of the Bible with Witness Lee that are on the book of  1 Corinthians and 2 Corinthians.

Other Blogs on the Life Study of 1 & 2 Corinthians:

1 Corinthians:
How did the Lord Solve the Problem Among the Believers in 1 Corinthians?
The Fellowship of the Believers in 1 Corinthians 1:9
What is God's Farm in 1 Corinthians 3:9?
What is God's Building in 1 Corinthians 3:9?
From the Life-Study of 1 Corinthians - How Do the Believers Build With Gold, Silver, & Precious Stones in 1 Corinthians 3:12?
Seeing the Revelation of the Body in 1 Corinthians 12
How Did the Early Believers Meet in 1 Corinthians 14:26?

2 Corinthians:

How Can You Be Like A Letter of Christ in 2 Corinthians 3:2?

What are the Sufferings For in 2 Corinthians 4:7-15?
How Does Transformation Happen in 2 Corinthians 3:18?
From the Life-Study of 2 Corinthians - Did You Know Pressures Cause Renewing in 2 Corinthians 4:16?
Why Do Believers Need to Be Reconciled in 2 Corinthians 5:18?
Giving in 2 Corinthians 8 & 9
Why Didn't the Lord Remove Paul's Thorn in 2 Corinthians 12:7-9?