Free Bible Commentary
“Ephesians 4:14-16”
Categories: Ephesians“As a result, we are no longer to be children, tossed here and there by waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, by craftiness in deceitful scheming; but speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in all aspects into Him who is the head, even Christ, from whom the whole body, being fitted and held together by what every joint supplies, according to the proper working of each individual part, causes the growth of the body for the building up of itself in love.”
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Christ is the head of the church, “from whom the whole body, being fitted and held together by what every joint supplies, according to the proper working of each individual part, causes the growth of the body for the building up of itself in love.” Jesus is “the brain” that supplies and controls all the essentials for the life and growth of the body. We are totally dependent upon Him and the blessings that He provides through His living, active word of truth (Hebrews 4:12), and His providence.
But “the proper working of each individual part” is crucial for the health and prosperity of the body as well. Each one of us, as members of Christ’s body (church), has a part to play and a contribution to make to the whole “organism” that is vital for its wellbeing. Every member is important and no member is excluded from this responsibility to “supply” what he/she is able for the “building up” of the body.
If we choose to do nothing, we become more of a liability than an asset, and only a consumer and not a contributor. This will “retard” the growth of the individual as well as the body, and the more members that take this approach, the greater the workload that will be thrust upon the overburdened “willing participants”. If we choose to go “rogue” and refuse to take orders from the Head (Jesus), we will get “carried about by every wind of doctrine” (metaphor shift) and corrupt the truth and poison the body and divide the members.
So, we all need to be “working” and working “properly” in order for the body to grow and build itself up “in love”. If love for the Head (Jesus) and each member (brother/sister) is the motivation behind our endeavors, we will put the needs of others before self (Philippians 2:3), and God’s will before our own, selfish desires (Romans 12:2); and the body will grow spiritually, numerically, peacefully.
Please read Ephesians 4:17-19 for tomorrow.
Have a blessed day!
- Louie Taylor
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