As husband and wife are commanded to become one flesh, members of the Bride of Christ become spiritually unified through the indwelling of God's Spirit.

The marriage relationship and the family structure provide a workshop to learn the intricacies of the God-plane relationship between Christ and the church.

Our lives parallel what Christ experienced: crucifixion, burial, resurrection, and glorification. The death of self must precede resurrection and glory.

When we consider the value of our calling, we must look at Paul's warning about discerning the Body more soberly, maintaining our loyalty to the Body.

Our concept of marriage must be positive and more mature, modeled after Christ's attentiveness toward the Church, as opposed to the world's distorted concept.

Wives are admonished to submit to their husbands, children to their parents, servants to their overseers, and we all are admonished to submit to one another.

God made the gospel available to the Gentiles to provoke Israel to jealousy. The key to breaking down the enmity and animosity is to put on Christ.

Christ's warnings to His disciples in Luke 12 may have been given during the Unleavened Bread season, giving us additional forms of leaven to guard against.

The founding of the United States and the other nations of modern Israel was not random or accidental, but purposely orchestrated by our Creator.

Participation in Christ's life is the source of all good. Regardless of what church group we are in, we must establish a relationship with Christ.

I Corinthians 11:29 says that whoever takes Passover unworthily fails to discern the Lord's body, which is composed of those whom God has called.

Because of the culture of deception fostered by Satan and his children, we must develop discernment to tell the difference between truth and falsehood.

A Christian worldview includes the importance of our calling and the reality of God and His laws. Our worldview determines how we spend our time.

One of our primary duties as Christians is to build strong, loving relationships with our brethren. What are you supplying to the growth of the body?

Paul's body analogy illustrates the interconnectedness of all members to Jesus Christ and to each other. Not one is unimportant or useless.

The One who sent forth His Spirit to create and breathe life into the physical world, also breathed on His disciples and endowed them with spiritual life.

I Corinthians gives ready instruction in the order and decorum that is fitting for church organization, as well as the Passover and weekly service.

Judging the quality of our work by numeric standards is not a measure of spiritual growth, and to equate it with spiritual growth in rank Laodiceanism.

For Passover, Israel was commanded not to go out of their houses. This is also a warning to Christians when we understand the implications of the word 'house'.

The book of Hebrews clarifies that the persecution on the early church did not come directly from God, but He did stir the pot that caused the persecution.

As our culture deteriorates, a deep-seated distrust exists, not just of government but of institutions like the church that people once had confidence in.

Each member has been gifted by Christ. We must not go beyond the gifts that have been given to us, but must use them humbly, employing them to edify.

We must learn to see ourselves and our function as God sees us—as a distinct, unique entity, a holy people, a special treasure.

Ups and downs, blessings and trials, have characterized every era of the church. God's people are always battling something negative between the brief highs.

Because it is more blessed to give than to receive, the things we desire for ourselves we should be willing to give to others, including forgiveness.

Neglecting to feed the flock has been detrimental to preaching the gospel to the world. Because of neglect, members succumb to feeling insignificant.

The function of the church is like a teacher's college, preparing the firstfruits and providing them with the needed education and character development.

The responsibility given to the church Christ has called out of this world is to expand His teachings, magnifying them and making them clear and honorable.

The true church is a unique educational institution, teaching the way of God and amplifying His Commandments, in contrast to the churches of this world.

No act is insignificant because of two natural principles: the tendency toward increase and reaping what we sow. They play major roles in our lives.

True unity comes from God via His Holy Spirit and requires humbly submitting to God's terms rather than our own agendas.

We have been given an incredible privilege to be placed within the Body of Christ. This same privilege applies to our fellow saints as well.

Because we do not have an abundance of material blessings, we are gently forced to go back to Almighty God for our sustenance, much the same way as Israel.

Biblical wisdom (sagacity, quickness of perception, soundness of judgment) is achievable by anyone called of God because God is the source of this wisdom.

Like the symphony orchestra, only as an instrumentalist submits to the leader, working with the other members of the ensemble, can unity be accomplished.

The easiest part of God's work is preaching the gospel to the world. Much more demanding is the feeding of the flock, producing life-changing faith.

As members of Christ's body, we must function for the good of the whole body, not competing with other parts. We must continually function as a son of God.

Unity seems to be 'godly,' while division is 'ungodly.' However, unity and division are not as black and white as we typically think of them.

The Baby Boomer generation has taken on characteristics of narcissism, self-absorption, and excessive self-centeredness, leading to rampant materialism.

The apostle Paul inventories spiritual gifts that God has given for the edification of the church, including ministry of the word and practical service.

The group that one fellowships with is less important than the understanding that there is one true church, bound by a spiritual, not a physical unity.

God is at work producing leadership in an organization that will follow Him, calling people into His family, carefully crafting it into a perfect organism.

As the lives of the major biblical figures were predestined, so are our lives. God chooses, moves, and manages the lives of His servants.

If we really considered or believed in our hearts that our calling was truly a treasure, we would take extraordinary steps to prevent any loss of it.

God established permanent patterns, electing Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, as well as all of those He has called. This election should be our obsession.

As Christians, we need to form warm, productive, quality relationships with our brethren, actively ministering to the needs of one another.

Works are not the cause of salvation, but instead are the effect of God's creative efforts at bringing us into His image—a new creation.

The ministry's authority consists of teaching, edifying, and equipping the members for sainthood, but not to wield dictatorial power over their lives.