Totally Complete pt. 1

Last night I listened to Brother Livingston teach on the "Motivational Gifts of the Church" and began to put the pieces together that have long left me mind boggled. My question is; can a person possess a portion of all the gifts and offices of the body of Christ? Immediately I thought of Jesus. Yeshua came to be the ultimate example as well as the ultimate sacrifice. Jesus touched every fold of the ministry (Eph 4: 11-12) well within His three year run. Jesus also touched every spiritual gift (1Cor 12: 4-11) including the ultimate one called LOVE (1Cor 13). What was revealed to me is of course it is possible to hold a portion of all the gifs and offices in the body of Christ. As a matter of fact it is the most beneficial to God’s glory when we do operate in the fullness of our God given gifts and responsibilities. Apostle Paul began to compare these gifts and offices to a human body; by doing so his illustration illuminates with illustrious understanding. Every part of our mortal body is in some way different than any other member belonging to the same host but works together to establish wellbeing for the person and others. Now the interesting element is that the body can function with out certain members and of course this does not always ensure efficiency or that it is better off with out its member but it can certainly perform or operate as intended. Question; is a person with 10 fingers more efficient than a person with 9? Though the number of digits a person has can never determine their proficiency, one can conclude that the person with more fingers has the ability to be more effective. To take this topic even deeper; think about what is the ultimate equalizer in this case (in other words what is the one component that all members can’t survive without, arbitrarily eliminating the “I’m more important than you” complex). In this case the one thing that each member can not survive without is blood (and of course Oxygen, Water, etc.) and I believe the blood represents the common trait that we as mature believers are to acquire and operate in as we complete our individual functions(to be continued...)