God Loves Diversity
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Ephesians 3:8–11
1 Peter 4:10–11
Rom 12:3–8 (MGI)
Now I say by the grace that was given to me for all of you, you should not think outside of what is right to think, but everyone should think soberly, according to faith in the measure God has distributed to him.
For as in one body we have many members and all members do not have one function, so also we who are many are one body in Christ and each one of us are members of one another.
But we have various gifts according to the grace that is given to us. There is [giving] of prophecy according to the measure of his faith, and there is [giving] of ministering one has in his ministering, and there is [giving] of a teacher in his teaching, and there is [giving] of a comforter in his comforting, and of one who gives, with simplicity, and of one who presides, with diligence, and of one who is merciful, with cheerfulness.
| Function | Meaning | Cell Type |
|---|---|---|
| Prophesying | Connecting, transferring, building, cohering or joining | Connective |
| Ministering | Doing, attending, working, serving | Muscle |
| Teaching | Developing, growing, circulating, imparting, communicating | Blood |
| Comforting | Covering, protecting, renewing, strengthening, encouraging | Epithelial |
| Giving (with generosity) | Bestowing, conferring, yielding, giving | Fat |
| Leading (with diligence) | Leading, guiding, setting goals, stimulating | Nerve |
| Being merciful (with cheerfulness) | Caring, healing, soothing, helping in deliverance | Lymph |
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