What does Ellen White write about...
Adventistische Schriften über: "Quote about how we are individual parts that must be joined together"
Answer
The Scriptures emphasize, using the biblical picture of the body of Christ, that believers possess different gifts, tasks, and personalities that must be harmoniously joined together as individual parts. Like various limbs or parts of a machine, all are interdependent and connected with Christ as the Head, to together contribute to the edification and perfection of the whole body.
Joined as members of one body
»Christ is our living Head, and we are members of His body, all dependent on the Head. It is not the plan of our Lord that any member of His body suffers from a lack of proper functioning ... Each member receives its life and its power from the same source, “from Christ, from whom the whole body is joined together and held together by every supporting bond, according to the effective power in the measure of each individual part, and thus causes the growth of the body to its edification in love.” ... Each of us has our own individuality in manner and appearance, and that should be so; yet this must not prevent us from working together in perfect harmony.«
Joined through the work of each individual part
»It is not a cause for complaint that those who accept the truth are differently disposed and gifted; for there is work for each individual. And if God’s people are to reach the measure of Christ’s fullness, there must be earnest work for the individual members of the body of Christ, “so that we ... following the truth in love, may grow toward Him, who is the Head, Christ; from whom the whole body is joined together and held together by every supporting bond, according to the effective power in the measure of each individual part, and thus causes the growth of the body to its edification in love.”«
Mutual dependence for the edification of the whole
»God has placed various gifts in His church, which are compared to different members or parts of the human body. Since each part of the body depends on every other part to a greater or lesser degree in order to achieve full and complete development, the various members and gifts in the church likewise require help and instruction that can be received from all. They are to build up and comfort one another; and when they are united with Christ, the Head, they are thereby “joined together and held together by every supporting bond, according to the effective power in the measure of each individual part, and thus cause the growth of the body to its edification in love.”«
Unity into a well‑ordered body
»As all the various members of the human organism unite to form the whole body, and each performs its service in obedience to the intelligence that directs the whole, so should the members of the church of Christ be united into a well‑ordered body, subordinate to the sanctified intelligence of the whole.«
Parts of a whole dependent on the common center
»Just as the various parts of a machine are in close relationship with one another and all depend on a great center, there should be unity in diversity. No member in the Lord’s work can operate successfully in independence. Each should work under God’s supervision; all should employ their entrusted abilities in His service, so that each contributes to the perfection of the whole.«
Different members, united into a harmonious whole
»We are all portrayed as members of the body that are united in Christ. In this body there are various members, and one member cannot perform exactly the same task as another ... Yet all these organs are necessary for the perfect whole and work together in beautiful harmony. The hands have their task and the feet theirs ... but all are united with the body to do their specific work, and should be equally valued, for they contribute to the welfare and benefit of the perfect whole.«
Original Sources (English)
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