（转贴：理念相同，代为传布，千祈海涵）

    但上帝配搭这身子，把加倍的体面给那有缺欠的肢体。 □哥林多前书12章24节
    But God composed the body, having given greater honor to that part which lacks it. □1 Corinthians 12:24

    有一个故事，谈到一位指挥家和他的管弦乐团排演时所发生的事。管风琴传出优美的音符，鼓声如雷，小号激昂，小提琴抒情款款。但指挥却觉得少了什麽，原来缺了短笛的悠扬。短笛手一时分心而忘了吹奏，却希望别人不会注意到少了短笛的乐声。这时，指挥家提醒他：「在场的每位都缺一不可。」

    保罗在写给哥林多教会的第一封信里，所要传递的正是这样的讯息（哥林多前书12章4-7节）。在基督的身体上，每一位基督徒都扮演著一个重要的角色。保罗指出圣灵的恩赐有很多种，并以各种器官对身体的重要性，来比喻这些恩赐对基督身体——教会的重要性（8-10节）。这些哥林多教会的信徒或许拥有不一样的文化背景、恩赐与性格，但是他们被同一个圣灵充满，也同属基督的身体。保罗特别提到了那些软弱的肢体，并且教导我们，每一个肢体都扮演著重要、不可或缺的角色。没有哪一个肢体比其他的更重要。

    要记得，耶稣给了你一个重要的角色去扮演，并且要使用你来建造他的子民。

基督教会，活泼肢体；
发挥功能，触动人心；
各个肢体，委身於主；联合成就，上帝旨意。
Fitzhugh

基督身体，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