1 Corinthians 12:16

And if the ear shall say,.... The organ that receives sounds, and can distinguish them, and in which member is placed the sense of hearing; and may design such as are hearers of the word of God, not…

The apostle here makes out the truth of what was above asserted, and puts the gifted men among the Corinthians in mind of their duty, by comparing the church of Christ to a human body.

I. By telling…

Comparison of the Unity of the Body and the Unity of the Christian Church

12. For as the body is one, and hath many members This simile is a very common one. It is used on several occasions by the…