（轉貼：理念相同，代為傳布，千祈海涵）

    但上帝配搭這身子，把加倍的體面給那有缺欠的肢體。 —哥林多前書12章24節
    But God composed the body, having given greater honor to that part which lacks it. —1 Corinthians 12:24

    有一個故事，談到一位指揮家和他的管弦樂團排演時所發生的事。管風琴傳出優美的音符，鼓聲如雷，小號激昂，小提琴抒情款款。但指揮卻覺得少了什麼，原來缺了短笛的悠揚。短笛手一時分心而忘了吹奏，卻希望別人不會注意到少了短笛的樂聲。這時，指揮家提醒他：「在場的每位都缺一不可。」

    保羅在寫給哥林多教會的第一封信裡，所要傳遞的正是這樣的訊息（哥林多前書12章4-7節）。在基督的身體上，每一位基督徒都扮演著一個重要的角色。保羅指出聖靈的恩賜有很多種，並以各種器官對身體的重要性，來比喻這些恩賜對基督身體──教會的重要性（8-10節）。這些哥林多教會的信徒或許擁有不一樣的文化背景、恩賜與性格，但是他們被同一個聖靈充滿，也同屬基督的身體。保羅特別提到了那些軟弱的肢體，並且教導我們，每一個肢體都扮演著重要、不可或缺的角色。沒有哪一個肢體比其他的更重要。

    要記得，耶穌給了你一個重要的角色去扮演，並且要使用你來建造祂的子民。

基督教會，活潑肢體；
發揮功能，觸動人心；
各個肢體，委身於主；聯合成就，上帝旨意。
Fitzhugh

基督身體，缺一不可。
As a member of the body of Christ,
you are a necessary part of the whole.

You』re Necessary
January 18, 2013 — by Marvin Williams

Read: 1 Corinthians 12:14-26

But God composed the body, having given greater honor to that part which lacks it. —1 Corinthians 12:24

Genesis 43-45; Matthew 12:24-50The story has been told about a conductor who was rehearsing his orchestra. The organ was giving a beautiful melody, the drums were thundering, the trumpets were blaring, and the violins were singing beautifully. But the conductor noticed something missing—the piccolo. The piccolo player had gotten distracted and hoped his instrument wouldn』t be missed. The conductor reminded him: 「Each one of us is necessary.」

This was essentially the same message Paul communicated to the Corinthian believers in his first letter to them (12:4-7). Every Christian plays an important role in the body of Christ. Paul gave a list of gifts of the Spirit and compared their use to the functioning of the various parts of the human body for the good of the whole (vv.8-10). The Corinthian believers may have had different cultural backgrounds, gifts, and personalities, but they were filled with the same Spirit and belonged to the same body of Christ. Paul made special mention of the parts of the body that were weak and obscure, and taught that all believers play a necessary and significant role. No one part was more necessary than any other.

Remember, Jesus has given you a significant part to play and will use you to build up His people.

The church, a living body, containing all the parts—
It lives, it moves, it functions, and touches many hearts;
When each part is committed to do the Savior』s will,
His members are united, His purpose they fulfill. —Fitzhugh