One in Christ

SUMMARY: The church is a complex being made up of many different members, each with their own unique gifts and personalities. Rather than trying to change or judge others based on human standards, we should embrace and celebrate the diversity within the church, recognizing that God uses us all equally for His glory. Instead of criticizing others, we should focus on removing the beam from our own eye before trying to remove the speck from our brother's eye.

The church is like a being, a being in which the passionate heart of Jesus beats, but like every being it is made up of many cells, very complex, much more than those of a common organism.

The church is the most complex being created by God, where each member feels each emotion differently, each brick is different, but they all form the structure. If we stop to look at the bricks that make up a wall we will realize that they are all different in some way, although they all serve the same purpose.

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