“It is folly to punish your neighbor by fire when you live next door.” -Publilius Syrus

Although the above quote may be somewhat obvious, and perhaps a bit humorous, we would do well to take the words to heart regarding the body of Christ. Syrus is essentially saying that if your neighbor lives close to you, then you would not be wise to set fire to his house since your own house may very well be burned down also.

“So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.” -Romans 12:5

And in the body of Christ, the apostle Paul writes that we are all members of each other in Christ. In essence, we are neighbors, and it would be folly to try and destroy or injure a member of our own body. It would be akin to having the hand get mad at the foot, and to punch it and damage the body.

“That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another. And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it.” -1 Corinthians 12:25-26

• A Time To Keep Silence, And A Time To Speak
• The Fires of Rumor
• We All “Spend” Our Lives Doing Something
• Something Bigger than Yourself
• Baptism: Water and Fire

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