1Cor 12:12-13 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for 1Cor 12:12-31: 12:12-31 The church is like a body (see 12:27 ) composed of many different parts , each with its own function as determined by God (see 12:11 , 18 , 28 ; Rom 12:4-5 ).

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‏ 1 Corinthians 12:12-13

Summary for 1Cor 12:12-31: 12:12-31 ^a The church is like a body (see 12:27 ^b) composed of many different parts, each with its own function as determined by God (see 12:11 ^c, 18 ^d, 28 ^e; Rom 12:4-5 ^f).
12:13 ^g Ethnic and social distinctions have no significance in the church (see Gal 3:28 ^h; Col 3:11 ⁱ).

• baptized into one body by one Spirit: Water baptism symbolizes a spiritual baptism in which the believer is united with Christ and the church by the work of the Holy Spirit.