Section 3
the more divisions they cause. Before 1945 there were not so many divisions in the United States as there are today. But from that time, hundreds of little groups began to form, nearly all of which were talking about the Body.
We do not have the Body simply by talking about the Body. The Body can be realized only in the local churches. If you do not have the church life, how can you have the Body? Thus, along with the third category of Christians, the Body-talkers, there is the fourth category: those who practice the church life. This is the fourth station in Romans.
Where are you in relation to these four sta tions? I have the full assurance that I am in station four. God has been and still is working to transform sinners into sons of God. These sons of God are the members forming the Body of Christ to express Christ. God is in Christ, Christ is in His Body, and His Body is in the local churches. This is the basic concept and central thought of Romans. If we do not see this, we are short-sighted.
WHAT WE HAVE DONE
AND WHAT WE ARE
In order to accomplish the task of making