Only One Body—And What This Means

Remember also that it was in this same letter to the Corinthians that Paul had to write, “For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints” (I Cor 14:33), followed by “Let all things be done decently and in order” (I Cor 14:40). True “decency” and “order” are impossible if God’s Church is divided into many organizations, let alone hundreds or thousands.

How many have been taught about I Corinthians 12:1-31, and that it is basically a thirty-one-verse analogy comparing the physical human body—and all of its connected parts (eyes, ears, mouth, hands, feet, etc.)—to the Body of Christ? Paul’s plain meaning is that any part of the body will die if it is severed away—and it is no longer connected to the body.

Next notice Ephesians 1:22-23. This scripture plainly states that (the true) Christ is “the Head over all things to the Church, which is His body.” Also notice Colossians 1:18, which repeats the same thing in the opposite order for emphasis—that Christ is the “Head of the body, the Church.”

These verses prove that Christ’s Body and Church are one and the same—and that He Heads both in one, and both “Church” and “Body” are qualified by the entirety of I Corinthians 12:1-31. In other words, Christ’s Body reflects the unified integration of the human body, making clear that all parts of it work as one within His one Church!

The New Testament presents one other defining statement about the nature of the true Church. That Church is also described as “the Temple of the Holy Spirit.” The Corinthians were reminded of this: “Know ye [King James for the plural form of you, meaning the whole Church collectively] not that your body is the Temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which you have of God…” (I Cor. 6:19). (Also take time to carefully read II Corinthians 6:16-18.)

So then, the true Church—which equals the Body of Christ—is also the New Testament Temple of God. (This is all made clear in my book Where Is the True Church? – and Its Incredible History!)

All of this makes clear the colossal importance of being absolutely sure that one is connected to the true Jesus Christ and to the power of the true Holy Spirit. This means finding and being part of His Body, the place—the organization—where He is the Vine (John 15:1-6). As the Bible teaches, only the branches there are connected to Him!

While you may think that you have heard the whole story, there is more to why Satan chose the trinity as the face of his counterfeit god. Coupled with all that you have learned in this chapter and the previous ones, we are now prepared to open the door to wonderful, exciting knowledge about the real God of Creation and to follow that with His Plan for you.