needs to be emphasized, especially here in America, where our civil culture prides itself so much on democracy and where this cultural value is frequently carried over into our churches as if democracy were a biblical principle, which it is not. Instead of making the Body of Christ a dictatorship or a democracy, God has chosen to make it a living organism, Jesus being the head and each member functioning with one or more spiritual gifts. Understanding spiritual gifts, then, is the foundational key
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