Thirsting Souls Bible Teaching

 (1Co 12:21) “And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you. (22) Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary:” I am not a doctor, but I know there is not a portion of my body I am willing to give up. Our flippancy regarding faithful attendance reveals our total lack of understanding, care, or faith in God’s revealed Word. Each person is vital to the function of the local Church.

(1Co 12:21) “And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.”  There is a part of our old nature God hates – pride. We each have it in us. It is insidious. Those who seem most humble still possess pride in their hearts. We are no better than anyone else, no matter how much we contribute to the ministry of church. The “least” is needed every bit as much as the “greatest”.

(1Co 12:19) “And if they were all one member, where were the body? (20)  But now are they many members, yet but one body.”  Each person is to be active in the body, serving in some way. Don’t waste time “seeking” what you are gifted to do. Instead, look for what needs to be done and the Lord will give you the ability to do it. The Lord uses those who truly wish to be used.

(1Co 12:14) “For the body is not one member, but many. (15)  If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body? (16)  And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body? (17)  If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling? (18)  But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him.”  From the most acknowledged to the least acknowledged, they are equally important. God help us to look at each person as God would have us.

 (1Co 12:12) “For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ. (13)  For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.”  Whether by ignorance, neglect, or unbelief, this is probably the most overlooked passages of Scripture. We do not hold each other up as vitally important to each other and the work of the local church.

(1Co 12:11) “But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.”  Here it is revealed that the Spirit of God is not a force, but a Person. He has volition; a will exercised to give us what He sees we or the church needs.

(1Co 12:10) “To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:”  The Book of Acts Chapter Two reveals tongues are known languages. They were given for the purpose of speaking to the Jew. The Jew was to recognize God’s Word as being fulfilled. Yet God knew they would not obey it: (1Co_14:21) “In the law it is written, With men of other tongues and other lips will I speak unto this people; and yet for all that will they not hear me, saith the Lord. (22)  Wherefore tongues are for a sign, not to them that believe, but to them that believe not:” So, in reality it was for condemnation of rejecting His Word – His Son.

(1Co 12:10) “To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:”  This was the instruction, verbal epistles needed, for there was no New Testament in that day. Once they had the completed New Testament, given by the Holy Ghost, this “gift” was removed.

(1Co 12:10) “To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:”  The continuation of miracles from the time of Jesus was a testimony unto the resurrection of Christ. It was  sign to the Jew that this One Who performed miracles and was crucified, now continued to live. This was what was preached: “He Who died in payment for our sins is alive! God the Father raised Him from the dead! He is indeed the Christ.”