As individuals, we are all members of the one body of Christ. “God arranged the members in the body, each one of them, as he chose“. As part of the same body, Paul exhorts us “that the members may have the same care for one another. If one member suffers, all suffer together; if one member is honoured, all rejoice together.“
As part of the body of Christ, there is something far greater than the various gifts of the holy spirit that the Corinthians placed in such high regard, which Paul goes on to describe as love. “So now faith, hope and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.” Love is an active demonstration of the way we manifest God’s character. Jesus showed us the greatest form of love in his sacrifice, and as imitators of Jesus, showing love must also be our goal.