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I am not so sure that members of the body of Christ are equals before God. It's holy scripture that points out that not all are apostles, not all are prophets, and so on. And if I am not mistaken evangelicals make quite a thing out of "rewards" so even in heaven there appears to be distinctions...
You think that everybody is treated as having the same status or quality?
I am not so sure that ever happens in human societies including the church. People like one better than another, prefer one over another, regard one person differently from another. I don't think being a Christian somehow...
Dictionaries say things like this when defining the word "equal"
equal
adjective: equal
1.
being the same in quantity, size, degree, or value.
"add equal amounts of water and flour"
synonyms: identical, uniform, alike, like, the same, one and the same, equivalent...
No. The body of Christ has different parts. Eyes, ears, nose, mouth, feet, hands, chest, and so forth. Each has its own role and its own gifts. They are all parts of the same body but they are not the same, they are not equal, they differ but they all need one another to be a body. Paul explains...
I agree with the quote above. I read "the Corinthian catastrophe" and I've read other books that critique Charismatic and Pentecostal practices. I've also read books by Pentecostals advocating the "nine gifts of the Spirit" and teaching about them. I've also been a member of a Pentecostal church...
Josiah, pay careful attention to the phrases and see that not only is it salvation by grace that is the gift but it is also contrasted with works which do not "earn" it. Nobody, least of all Paul, is going to contend that faith earns salvation. Look at the passage without theological goggles...
Ephesians can be interpreted as saying that faith is a gift and it can be interpreted as saying that grace is the gift of God and faith is instrumental in achieving salvation.
Ephesians 2:1-10 You were dead through the trespasses and sins 2 in which you once lived, following the course of...
People say that and it is true insofar as everything is a gift from God, in fact one's life and breath are gifts from God, but the question "where does faith come from?" isn't asking about ultimate sources only is it? It is asking also about immediate causes. And holy scripture answers that...
I cannot speak for others but for myself service in the body of Christ does not mean equality but rather mutual respect for the dignity and value of each person in the body because the body cannot function in any way other than mutual help and respect.
It's not a Catholic thing. Honestly. The word "scripture" is not the same as the word "word". In Latin, in Greek, and in English there is a specific word for written communication and a specific word for spoken communication. In English "word" is ambiguous because it is overloaded with meanings...