There is One Body

The caption to this article sets forth the indisputable fact that when "body" refers to God's people, the ekklesia, there is only ONE! Not two; not many, but one. Ephesians. 4:4. Over and over again, the apostle Paul uses the figure of the human body to represent the Lord's people, and he always has in mind the one great gathering from the world of darkness "into the kingdom of the Son of his love". Colossians. 1:13. He never applies the figure to a group of disciples in any given locale, except to include them as part of "the one body"! Interestingly, Paul is the only inspired writer to use this figure; and we plan to examine every verse that deals with this subject. Then, we will see without a doubt how Paul used the figure of "the body."