I Corinthians 12:12-31a

For our second week in the five weeks of reading from I Corinthians, the Apostle Paul (the writer) continues to explore and preach from the metaphor of the Church as a body, like a human body. We read I Corinthians 12:12-31a this Sunday.

How would you summarize Paul’s basic point in this passage?

How is Paul’s teaching a corrective against the human tendency to judge and categorize people as more and less valuable?

What do you suppose Paul means when he writes, “But God has so arranged the body, giving greater honor to the inferior member…” (I Corinthians 12:24)?

Where might your place in the body of Christ be? How might your sister and brother Christian help you discern this?