The church as the body of Christ means that God has not called us to be Christians in isolation, but in relationship with each other. The church is not just a place where you come and go once in a while. The church is a body, and that is a deeper level of connection than a few mouse clicks on the weekend. A body does not do well when its members are not connected with one another. My fingers only work when connected with my hands and my hands with my arms and my arms to my body. The whole thing has to be vitally connected with the head. While in a large church, it's impossible to know everyone well, you should have a network of some with whom you go deeper than just saying a superficial "hello" on Sunday morning. The early church in Jerusalem is our model. We Americans tend to be individualistic but as Christians, we need to fight against this tendency. Yes, there is a sense in which each believer must bear his own load but there is another sense in which we must bear one another's burdens, because we are members of one another (Gal. 6:2, 5). The joy of belonging comes from our connection to the church as a body!
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David Bodanza
Happy Together! For Such A Time As This Mission of Grace Church
David Bodanza is the pastor of Mission of Grace Church in Westborough, Massachusetts. He is also a practicing lawyer. He holds an M.Div. degree from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and a J.D. from New England School of Law. He lives in Massachusetts with his wife, four...
