12.What has been given to every member of the Body of Christ?

Christ has given a portion of grace to every member of His Body. The portion that has been given to him or her enables the member of the Body to share with other people an essential part of the Glory of the ascended Christ.

The physical body is an illustration of the Body of Christ. Every part of the physical body has a usefulness that it shares with the whole body. Although the head does the thinking, the deciding, the communicating, yet the whole body is involved. A human head can not accomplish much without its supporting body.

So it is true of Christ. Each member of the Body of Christ, each believer, without exception, has been given a specific area of usefulness. The whole Body of Christ looks to that individual member for its contribution to the Body. Each member shares the glory of the Body.

One of the major aspects of the work of restoration of the Christian Church is the bringing of each Christian to the recognition of his or her unique place in the Body of Christ. The coming of the Body of Christ to complete and perfect unity and maturity depends on "that which every joint supplieth."