Section 12
definite function in the local church like Sister Phoebe did in the local church at Cenchrea. We were sinners under God's condemnation in chapter one. Through the process in chapters three through fifteen, in chapter sixteen, we are the saints composing the local churches. Praise God for His redeeming, sanctifying, transform ing, and building work! This is the masterpiece of His work.
THE STATIONS IN ROMANS
In the book of Romans we see several stations. Many Christians have stopped at the station of justification in Romans 4. Some have gone fur ther to the station of sanctification in Romans 8. Other seeking Christians have gone as far as chapter twelve and talk about the Body, although they lack the genuine experience of the Body. Thus, Romans 12 becomes a station, which we may describe as the station of the Body talkers. If you are content to remain in Romans 12, you will not have the Body actually and practically, because the Body is fully realized in the local churches. If you are not in a local church, you cannot touch the Body. The word "Body" will simply remain an empty term as far as you are concerned. If you want to be in the Body, you