Section 2
difficult to understand the meaning of "a meas ure of faith." How much God has transfused and infused Himself into you constitutes your measure of faith. Your measure of faith equals the amount of God's element which has been transfused into you. That is the faith which God has allotted to you, and you need to consider yourself soberly according to that measure.
DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS
"For as in one body we have many members, and all the members do not have the same func tion, so we, being many, are one body in Christ, and severally members one of another" (vv. 4-5). We need to realize that the many members of the one Body have different functions. Two young sisters may be very close to one another in age, but still have different functions. What one sister can do the other sister cannot do. If we would all realize this, we would not think so highly of our selves, but would respect others.
The different functions of the members of the Body are illustrated by the human face. Look at your face: you have eyes, ears, a nose, and lips. The face illustrates what is true of the entire body: we have many members and each has a different function. This is the way it should be in