What are the responsibilities of His people, the body of Jesus Christ, His Church?
And God placed all
things under his feet and appointed him to be head over
everything for the church, which is his body, the
fullness of him who fills everything in every way.
Ephesians 1:22-23 (NIV)
...from whom the
whole body, being fitted and held together by that which
every joint supplies, according to the proper working of
each individual part, causes the growth of the body for
the building up of itself in love.
Ephesians 4:16 (NAS)
We know love by
this, that He laid down His life for us; and we ought to
lay down our lives for the brethren. But whoever has the
world's goods, and beholds his brother in need and closes
his heart against him, how does the love of God abide in
him? Little children, let us not love with word or with
toungue, but in deed and in truth.
1 John 3:16-18 (NAS)
...that He might
present to Himself the church in all her glory, having no
spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that she should be
holy and blameless.
Ephesians 5:27 (NAS)
You are the salt
of the earth; but if the salt has become tasteless, how
will it be made salty again? It is good for nothing
anymore, except to be thrown out and trampled under foot
by men. You are the light of the world. A city set on a
hill cannot be hidden.
Matthew 5:13-14 (NAS)
You are worthy,
our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power,
for you created all things, and by your will they were
created and have their being.
Revelation 4:11 (NIV)