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Body's Head 10

Guide Dog Puppy As the body's head, Jesus himself guides and directs individual Christians. He works to mature followers in and through their lives of prayer, study and action. As in a human body, the body's head in the Mystical Body affects what the Christian thinks, hears, says and does. "God requires only one thing of his cells," comments Paul Brand, "that each person be loyal to the head." An Early Church creed agrees by saying, "Jesus is Lord." This is total and utter control by the body's head.

The body's head takes control of the Mystical Body at its many levels. An individual personal Body of Christ is guided by the God who dwells in his or her human frame. In the Household Body, united by common faith, Jesus combines many individuals' gifts and skills to powerfully influence the world. In the Corporate Body, the body's head orchestrates a multitude of parts to produce intricate harmonies of praise and witness. Across the globe, Jesus in himself smoothes out denominational differences and brings unity between different races and colors. In the Heavenly courts, paved with shiny gold, Jesus is the focus of worship from all the members of his eternal Body. The Mystical Body extends back in time to the Creation and forward to Jesus' triumphant return. When two or three people pray together or three thousand sing together or countless millions worship around the throne of God in Heaven, they are bound together by the body's head. Every emanation of the Body of Christ is controlled by Jesus, the body's head.

"The Head of the Mystical Body of Jesus Christ."

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