1 Corinthians 12:12-14

1 Corinthians 12:12-14

[12] For  as  the body  one,  and  hath  many  members,  and  all  the members  of that one  body,  many,  one  body:  so  also  is Christ.  [13] For  by  one  Spirit  all  baptized  into  one  body,  whether  we be Jews  or  Gentiles,  whether  we be bond  or  free;  and  all  made to drink  into  one  Spirit.  [14] For  the body  not  one  member,  but  many. 

What does 1 Corinthians 12:12-14 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

Paul now compared the body of Christ, the universal church, though by extension the local church as well, to a human body. Again his point was not that the church needs to have unity but that it needs to have diversity.