Paul uses a picture to describe how the members of a church are supposed to be unified. The church ought to be unified like the parts of a body working in unison to achieve the same goal.

Rom 12:5 So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.

In our Summer Sermon Series, we are looking at some of the “one another” passages in the Bible, and today we’ll consider what it means to be “members one of another.”

Paul frequently illustrates the unity of the church by comparing the church to a human body. Like the human body, the members of the local body of Christ are supposed to function together in unity and harmony.

Sadly, that’s often not how a local church functions. Churches are commonly filled with division and discord. People cannot seem to get along together for various reasons. But that’s not how it should be. We ought to be able to function like the various parts of a body work together in harmony with each part fulfilling its role.

Paul describes that unity when he says that we are “members one of another.”

What does it mean to be “members one of another”? Let’s consider several implications of that idea.