human body has many parts with various abilities, so the body of Christ has many members with various gifts. Numerous Scriptures speak of how Christ nurtures the church (Matt. 22:2; 25:1–13; John 10:1–16; 15:1–11; 1 Cor. 15:45; 2 Cor. 5:17; 11:2; Eph. 2:19–22; cf. 1 Cor. 3:11–15; 1 Peter 2:9; Rev. 1:6; cf. Heb. 8:1–6; Rev. 19:7–9) and speaks of the gifts which God gives the church (Rom. 12:6–8; 1 Cor. 12:4–31; Eph. 4:11–13). Some of these gifts were given only in the early church while others are