"Speaking the truth in love, we will grow up in every way to be like Christ, who is the head," Ephesians 4:15.
Ever wonder what your job is in the church? There it is. We speak the truth of God's redemption in Christ. We express that truth just like God did: he showed his love through Christ. (And, by the way, we do not, do not, do not ever (!) pervert that phrase as a sorry excuse to slap down some sinner.) These ligaments that join and make whole the body of Christ start with Him, the head. And as we each do our part empowered by Christ, the whole body grows in his love.
We visit with a brother or sister today to speak the truth of God's forgiveness in Christ. And, together, praising God's work in Christ, we grow in his love.
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