WHEN WE ARE SAVED, WE ARE IN THE BODY OF CHRIST
βNow ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.β
β 1 Corinthians 12:27 (KJV)
INTRODUCTION
Salvation is not joining a denomination.
Salvation is not church attendance.
Salvation is placement by God into a living organismβthe Body of Christ.
This truth is a PAULINE REVELATION, unknown in time past, revealed after Israelβs fall, and operative today in the Dispensation of Grace.
PLACEMENT β GOD PUT US IN
1 Corinthians 12:13 | Colossians 1:18
A. We Are Placed, Not Voted In
B. We Are Added by God, Not Men
C. We Are Joined to Christ Himself
Salvation results in divine placement, not human membership.
POSITION β WE ARE IN CHRIST
Ephesians 1:3 | Romans 8:1
A. Seated in Heavenly Places
B. Accepted in the Beloved
C. Free from Condemnation
Our position is in Christ, not in religion.
PARTICIPATION β EVERY MEMBER MATTERS
1 Corinthians 12:14β18 | Romans 12:4β5
A. No Useless Members
B. No Superior Members
C. Every Function Assigned by God
Unity does not erase diversityβit redeems it.
POWER β CHRIST IS THE HEAD
Colossians 1:18 | Ephesians 1:22β23
A. Christ Directs the Body
B. Christ Supplies the Life
C. Christ Deserves the Glory
The Body moves only when the Head commands.
PARTITION β DISTINCT FROM ISRAEL
Ephesians 2:14β16 | Romans 11:25
A. One New Man Created
B. Israelβs Program Temporarily Set Aside
C. The Church Not Replacing Israel
Right division preserves biblical clarity.
POSSESSION β SEALED WITH THE SPIRIT
Ephesians 1:13β14 | 1 Corinthians 6:19
A. The Spirit Indwells Every Believer
B. The Spirit Seals Us Permanently
C. The Spirit Marks Ownership
You are in the Body because the Spirit placed and sealed you.
PURPOSE β EDIFICATION, NOT ENTERTAINMENT
Ephesians 4:12β16 | Colossians 2:19
A. To Build One Another Up
B. To Grow in Truth and Love
C. To Hold Fast to the Head
The Body grows by truth, not trends.
PRACTICE β WALK WORTHY OF OUR CALLING
Ephesians 4:1 | Colossians 3:1β3
A. Live from Identity, Not for It
B. Walk in Grace, Not Law
C. Serve in Love, Not Fear
Conduct flows from who we are, not who we try to be.
PROMISE β A GLORIFIED BODY AHEAD
1 Corinthians 15:51β53 | Philippians 3:20β21
A. The Body Will Be Completed
B. The Body Will Be Changed
C. The Body Will Be Presented to Christ
The Body of Christ ends in glory, not tribulation.
CONCLUSION
When you believed the gospel of grace:
You were placed into the Body
You were joined to Christ
You were sealed forever
This is not future truth.
This is not kingdom truth.
This is PRESENT-DAY PAULINE TRUTH.
CALL TO ACTION
Stop identifying by denomination
Stop living beneath your position
Stop confusing Israel and the Church
Stand in grace
Study Paulβs epistles
Walk as a member of Christβs Body
FINAL THOUGHTS
Placement β Put in by God
Position β In Christ
Participation β Every Member Matters
Power β Christ the Head
Partition β Rightly Divided
Possession β Spirit-Sealed
Purpose β Edification
Practice β Worthy Walk
Promise β Glorification Ahead
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