Continued from Part 1 ...amongst the collective Christian believers who gathered in diverse locations in the land of Corinth. In this internet-driven church age, we could relate it to both the physical and online activities done by Christians including content, comments, etc; that could promote disunity across diverse platforms. This understanding of the unity of the Body of Christ discussed in 1st Corinthians 12, can further be explained using the knowledge of the human body gotten from Biology (primary, secondary and even higher education greatly emphasized this.)  The human body is organized in a hierarchical structure, starting with cells, which group together to form tissues, then organs, which form organ systems, and eventually, the whole body.  Now, relating this to the Body of Christ global, every individual Christian who gives their life to Christ and gets born again is like a cell. And as growth and maturity in the faith including the expression of the fruit of the S...

Imagine the heart comparing itself with the brain and competing with it by trying to carry out the function of thinking instead of pumping blood to keep the body alive? Weird, isn't it? I thought so too. Now try to relate it with the present day Body of Christ global. I did that myself and realized that comparison and competition is one of the major issues we face today.  Before I go on, let me clarify that the Body of Christ I'm writing about is every individual Christian believer who gets to meet with other individual Christian believers anywhere they are in the world.  So, this post is addressing each of us — the individual believer reading it because it's who we are that we carry everywhere we go — our mindsets, personality, spiritual gifts, talents, strengths, weaknesses and all. Especially in these internet-driven days of being remotely mobile.  It's for us to reflect on how our individual actions affect the entire Body of Christ. I'll be focusing on self disc...

Do you consider yourself a godly leader in any sphere of influence? Are you in the business of leading, inspiring and imparting people? Then, you will find these insightful scripture-based and practical leadership points useful. Reflect on them, use them to check yourself and feel free to bookmark or save for future reference. 10 Practical Points for Inspirational Leadership for Godly Leaders • Dear Leader, in a world of many voices of selfish discouragement, be the voice of selfless encouragement to push people to be their best selves! Let love lead. • Dear Leader, don't highlight people's weaknesses so much that you don't even see their strengths and innate potentials anymore! Know your strengths and weaknesses, play to your strength and encourage those you lead to do the same. • Dear Leader, when people share ideas with you, be the affirmative voice that says "Go ahead! You can do it! You're going places!" Not the degrading/insecure voice that says "Yo...