1 Corinthians 12:2-3

• What are some mute idols that influence and lead astray people today?
• According to vv.2-3, Paul describes a pagan as someone following mute idols and a Christian as someone who can say “Jesus is Lord.”  Is there evidence of this kind of fundamental difference between my life and that of a pagan?  Does my life back up my confession that “Jesus is Lord?”

1 Corinthians 12:12-27

“‘You,’ he says, ‘are the body of Christ.’  There is tremendous thought here.  Christ is no longer in this world in the body; therefore if he wants a task done within the world he has to find a man to do it.  […]  Literally, we have to be the body of Christ, hands to do his work, feet to run upon his errands, a voice to speak for him.  […]  Here is the supreme glory of the Christian man–he is part of the body of Christ upon earth.”

• Reflect on the fact that individual Christians are called to unite to form the body of Christ—i.e., to be Christ to the world today.  What is the personal implication of this truth on my life in terms of how I view myself, conduct my life, how I regard and value other believers God has placed in the church with me?