One Body United (52 Week Devotional)

We call the Christian community of which we are a part "the church" and as members of the church we call ourselves "Christians". Our identity as Christians derives from our membership with one another as well as with God. Jesus explicitly bound us to each other as neighbors and bound us to God with his faithful sacrifice. There is no Christian outside of community; living in community is an inherent part of being a Christian. We seek to build a Christian community because that is how Jesus ...