aimed either towards those outside the church, or directed to those who are within the church. But according to Paul, added up they become one: From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work (Eph. 4:16). I intend to examine 1 Corinthians 3:8 in considerable detail as there are a number of points I want to explore. The first is teamwork. The Oxford English Dictionary defines team as ‘a set of people working
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