Section 3
the church life. As I see the members functioning in the meetings, I am very happy because they can do what I cannot do. Of course, it is also true that I can do what they cannot do.
COORDINATION OF THE MEMBERS
Verse 5 says, "So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and severally members one of another." This means that though we are many yet we are one Body. We are many members, not many sep arate units. As members, we have to coordinate with each other that we may be a living, func tioning Body. If we do not cooperate with each other, then we are detached members, and the Body life cannot be practically realized. When it says in verse 5 that we "are severally members one of another," the word "severally" does not mean separately; it means differently. It means that you are one kind of member and that I am another. Perhaps you are a nose, I am an eye, and another sister is an ear. Hence, we are severally members one of another. This needs a full cooperation.
GIFTS ACCORDING TO GRACE
We need to read verses 6 through 8. "And hav ing gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us exercise them accordingly: whether