The Church is the Body of Christ
Biblical-based Catholic Church Teachings
Scripture quotations are taken from either the New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (NRSV-CE) or the New American Bible Revised Edition (NAB-RE).
Colossians 1:18 -- "He is the head of the body, the church"
1 Corinthians 12:20 -- "But as it is, there are many parts, yet one body."
1 Corinthians 12:27 -- "Now you are Christ’s body, and individually parts of it."
Ephesians 5:30 -- "we are members of his body"
Romans 12: 4-5 -- "For as in one body we have many parts, and all the parts do not have the same function, so we, though many, are one body in Christ and individually parts of one another."
1 Corinthians 6:15 -- "Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ?"
That "the Church is the Body of Christ", this is not a figure of speech only, but a real spiritual reality grounded in Christ’s redemption and made present through the sacraments.
The Church has a Head: Christ is the Head of the Body - the Church.
Biblical-based Catholic Church Teachings
Scripture quotations are taken from either the New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (NRSV-CE) or the New American Bible Revised Edition (NAB-RE).
Colossians 1:18 -- "He is the head of the body, the church"
1 Corinthians 12:20 -- "But as it is, there are many parts, yet one body."
1 Corinthians 12:27 -- "Now you are Christ’s body, and individually parts of it."
Ephesians 5:30 -- "we are members of his body"
Romans 12: 4-5 -- "For as in one body we have many parts, and all the parts do not have the same function, so we, though many, are one body in Christ and individually parts of one another."
1 Corinthians 6:15 -- "Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ?"
That "the Church is the Body of Christ", this is not a figure of speech only, but a real spiritual reality grounded in Christ’s redemption and made present through the sacraments.
The Church has a Head: Christ is the Head of the Body - the Church.