I Corinthians 12:14-20
The body is a unit - It is one, unified into a single entity.
though it is made up of many parts; - body parts, gross when separated from the body, and won't work unless connected to the body.
and though all its parts are many, they form one body. - Each body is made up of various kinds of cells that become different kinds of organs, etc.
So it is with Christ. - God's Annointed is One, yet made up of many kinds of parts.
For we were all baptized by one Spirit - The same One immersed all of us, each one of us.
into one body -- Now we are all a part of one another.
whether Jews or Greeks - No matter our birth pedigree.
slave or free -- No matter our political or economic standing.
and we were all given the one Spirit to drink. - To slake our spiritual thirst; to be filled with, controlled by.
Now the body is not made up of one part but many. - A lot of different kinds of parts comprising one whole.
If the foot should say, - Have this attitude.
"Because I'm not a hand," - Envy of another's ability.
"I do not belong to the body," - I'm not important or needed.
It would not for that reason cease to be part of the body. - Attitude does not change reality.
And if the ear should say, - Again, attitude.
"Because I'm not an eye," - Envy of another's perception.
"I do not belong to the body," - Not connected or appreciated.
it would not for that reason cease to be part of the body. - Again, perception is not necessarily reality.
If the whole body were an eye, - All perceive by seeing.
where would the sense of hearing be? - No one would be able to hear.
If the whole body were an ear, - Blind, but hearing.
where would the sense of smell be? - No one would catch the whiff of decay, nor the fragrance of a rose.
But in fact God has arranged - It's His plan and doing, not ours.
the parts in the body, - He designed and engineered it.
every one of them, - Each part has an important part to play.
just as He wanted them to be. - His choice, not ours.
If they were all one part, where would the body be? - If we were all the same, it wouldn't work.
As it is, - Reality.
there are many parts - We are all different.
but one body. - It takes all of our different personalities, abilities, gifts, etc. to get everything done and make it work.
