Dictionary of Bible Themes: 7110 body of Christ

7110 body of Christ

Dictionary of Bible Themes

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The term refers both to the physical body of Jesus Christ, which was broken on the cross in order that redemption might be accomplished through him, and to the church.

Jesus Christ's physical body

His birth

His bodily needs

Matthew 8:24 pp Mark 4:38 pp Luke 8:23; Mark 11:12 pp Matthew 21:18; Luke 4:2 pp Matthew 4:2; John 4:6; John 19:28

His physical suffering

Matthew 27:26 pp Mark 15:15 pp John 19:1 See also Matthew 27:28-30 pp Mark 15:17-19 pp John 19:2-3; Luke 22:44

His real physical death

John 19:31-37 See also Matthew 27:35 pp Mark 15:24-25 pp Luke 23:33 pp John 19:23; Acts 2:23

His burial

Mark 15:43-46 pp Matthew 27:58-60 pp Luke 23:52-53 pp John 19:38-42

His physical resurrection

Luke 24:37-43 See also Matthew 28:9; John 20:19-20,27

The body of Christ symbolised in the Lord's Supper

Matthew 26:26 pp Mark 14:22 pp Luke 22:19 See also John 6:51-58; 1 Corinthians 10:16; Corinthians 11:23-30

The church as the body of Christ

Believers as members of the body of Christ

1 Corinthians 12:27 See also Romans 12:4-5; 1 Corinthians 12:12; Ephesians 4:4; Colossians 1:24

Jesus Christ as the head of the body

Colossians 1:18 See also Ephesians 1:22; Ephesians 5:23

Jesus Christ's resurrection body is a new temple

John 2:19-22 See also Ephesians 2:19-22

Life in the body of Christ

Baptism is into the body of Christ

1 Corinthians 12:13 See also Galatians 3:27

Believers receive spiritual life through the body of Christ

Colossians 2:19 See also 1 Corinthians 10:16-17; Ephesians 4:15-16

Believers care for each other in the body of Christ

1 Corinthians 12:25-26 See also Ephesians 4:25; Ephesians 5:29-30; Colossians 3:15

Believers have different gifts in the body of Christ

Romans 12:4-5 See also Romans 12:6-8; 1 Corinthians 12:12-31; Ephesians 4:11-13