The Body of Christ

Christians are a Body of Christ. When they take communion they eat of the body and drink of the blood. In the Body, some are the hands, some the feet, some the mouth, some the eyes. Some are Apostles, some are Prophets, some are Pastors, some are Evangelists. We all have a function in the Body. A society of believers. We are a Body of Christ, an Organic Society. (Ephesians 4:11-16)

Where this is profound for teachers and understanding:

Atomism - A belief that society is made up of a collection of self-interested and largely self-sufficient individuals or atoms, rather than social groups. (Liberal Belief on Society)

Organicism - A belief that society operates like an organism or living entity, the whole being more than a collection of its individual parts. (Conservative View on Society.)

(“Political Ideologies An Introduction” Third Edition by Andrew Heywood.)

What is an organic society exactly? The US Army may be an Organic Society that has been separate from Civil Society to some degree. In the US Army, there has been Infantry, Medics, IT Guys, and Mechanics. These categories represent a role or function someone is playing in an organic society. Mechanics have a role to play in The Organic Society or Body of People being The US Army. Given they were not doing their jobs well, it may hurt The Body as a whole. People in other functions in the Body may have difficulty getting from point A to point B and completing their tasks. A private, a Sergeant, a Lieutenant, and a Colonel all have functions in The Body. Given Private Jody was fraternizing with Sergeant Battle's wife, that potentially created problems and issues. It creates conflict. Given said conflict is not addressed and fixed, it could potentially lead to some explosive situations that hurt good order and discipline, and people become injured or die. It could potentially lead to a lot of corruption.

Someone who wanted to believe that Society was Atomistic may have wanted to believe that his actions had no effect on anyone else. He may have been in sin, and he wanted to believe that his actions belonged to him, and he wanted to be in denial of the pain and suffering he may have caused people by doing wrong. He who sows of the flesh, from the flesh, sows destruction.

The Body of Christ is an organic society. We all have a function in the Body. Given your left hand causes you to sin, cut it off. Being cut off may mean an excommunication or exile?