Christ is the head. The rest of faithful Christians make up the body.
For traveling to preach the Gospel in Christ. To visit, encourage, edify, and build up Christians in other lands. To plan where to plant and grow churches.
grace
Not all Christians observe Advent, but for those that do it is a time of preparation for Christmas when they focus on the events leading up to the birth of Christ and the significance of the incarnation.
The Catholic Church is the Mystical Body of Christ, as such it is tasked with bringing people to Christ, and Christ to people in the sacraments. It is up to individual Christians to put their beliefs into practice, the Church itself does not normally address issues like this as the Church, it leaves these up to its members.
All haters of Jesus Christ, God's Son, are persecuters of Christians. Unbelievers do not want to admit or give up their sins and this is what Jesus Christ requires. Christians are followers of Jesus and since Jesus is not on earth at this time unbelievers persecute His followers.
its a holy place of worship ANSWER: The "church" is made up of believers in Jesus Christ. Individual persons make up the body of Christ and are called the "church" Jesus Christ is the Head of this body of believers.
This is the thing! Christians do not have any rules. They are free in every way when they give up their life to Christ and receive Holy Spirit.
Bringing others to know Jesus Christ so they will be saved.
Because if Christians die in God's friendship (without breaking the 10 Commandments) then we become part of a very big family in heaven.
Jesus Christ, He is the head of the church. The illustration is given in the New Testament of a body. Christians are parts of the body and Christ is the head of the body 1Corinthins 12:27 Now you are the body of Christ, and members individually. Ephesians 4:15 but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the head-Christ Ephesians 4:16 from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love.
Jesus said "I am the vine, and you are the branches". The first person to use the actual term "Body of Christ" was Paul.