1 Corinthians 12:12-31: The Body of Christ in Unity and Diversity

Rev. Adam DeGroot, pastor of Calvary Lutheran Church in Rio Rancho, NM, joins the Rev. Dr. Phil Booe to study 1 Corinthians 12:12-31.

St. Paul had firmly established that spiritual gifts are all from the one and same God through the Holy Spirit. He urged the Corinthian Christians not to pride themselves on their particular gifts, but to use those gifts in service to one another. In this section, he turns to one of his favorite analogies: the body and its many members. Although the various parts of the body have different functions, some more honorable than others, they all work together as one. Likewise, Christians are to recognize the differing gifts as all interdependent in service to the body of Christ. In this episode, Pastors Booe and DeGroot look at the value of vocations and the diversity of gifts in the church.