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IT TAKES ALL KINDS. 1 Corinthians 12. It Takes All Kinds. God has made a tremendous variety of things Plants, animals, people Each person is unique 1 Corinthians 12 teaches to appreciate variety The need for the lesson 12:1-3 The reality of variety 12:4-11
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IT TAKES ALL KINDS 1 Corinthians 12
It Takes All Kinds • God has made a tremendous variety of things • Plants, animals, people • Each person is unique • 1 Corinthians 12 teaches to appreciate variety • The needfor the lesson 12:1-3 • The reality of variety 12:4-11 • Theblessingsof variety 12:12-30 • Theanswerto the problem12:31-13:13 love • 12:12 the body is one and has many members
It Takes All Kinds • 12:12-14 variety applied to body of Christ • Unifying act of baptism • Unifyingfellowshipof the Spirit • Variety of backgrounds Jew, Gentile, free, slave • 12:15-19 “I am not needed” is an unscriptural attitude • 12:20-26“I don’t need you” is an unscriptural attitude • Differences to be embraced, honoredv.24-26 • Loveis the more excellent way 13:4-8,13
It Takes All Kinds • Rom. 12:4-8 • Thinking more highly of himself than he ought to think is not sober thinking • All the members do not have the same function • Usewhat you have to help each other • Apostles were different: Simon Peter, John John 20:2-10, Andrew, Philip John 6:5-9 & 12:21-22, Thomas John 11:16, • Matthew, Simon Zelotes • Paul & Barnabas Acts 15:35-40 allareuseful