I Belong to You and You Belong to Me (And thus, we genuinely care for one another!)

I am truly enjoying Jerry Bridges’ new book:

True Community: The Biblical Practice of Koinonia

 Here is a quote from the final pages to give you just a taste of its wisdom:

“The foundation of daily experiential fellowship among believers is found in Paul’s statement that “in Christ … each member belongs to all the others” (Romans 12:5). I belong to you and you belong to me, and we each belong to and have “ownership” in every other believer in the world. This mutual belonging to one another is the thread that ties together all the seemingly diverse elements of fellowship.

As we recognize and apply the fact that we belong to each other, we will genuinely love and care for one another. We will seek to build up one another through spiritual sharing, and we will meet each other’s material needs. We will enjoy one another in times of social fellowship, and we will suffer with one another in times of trial. All of these many facets of fellowship are rooted in the concept that we belong to one another.”

Amen! And thank you, Pastor Bridges.