did not deem it to be important; in other words, it was not a necessary part of the

ministry the Lord had given him. For ourselves we are content to leave the matter here.

Let no one judge us for this, any more than we judge them (Col. 2: 16).

The seventh item is "one God and Father of all, Who is over all, and through all, and

in all" (Eph. 4: 6 R.V.). We have to be very careful with the word "all" in Scripture.

Too many false doctrines have been erected on the presumption that "all" is equivalent to

"universal", whereas it is always limited to the context. One could easily use verse 6 to

teach the popular idea of the universal Fatherhood of God, but this doctrine is not only

foreign to this verse, but to the whole of the Bible. "But as many as receive Him (Christ),

to them gave He the right to become children of God" (John 1: 12 R.V.). Only those who

have received Christ by faith as Saviour have the privilege of becoming members of

God's family and being able to call Him Father. The "all" of Eph. 4: is obviously

limited to the members of the Body. It is the Lord Jesus Who makes the Fatherhood of

God possible and known to us (John 14: 9, 11).

While we do not find the word "Trinity" in the Scriptures, the fact is there in many

passages, and none clearer than this one--One Spirit, One Lord, One God and Father.

Sometimes the concordance can be misused and become a menace. We have frequently

come across arguments based on the non-occurrence of a word in the Bible, as

demonstrated by the concordance, the person putting forth such arguments, either

deliberately ignoring, or being blind to the fact being there even if the word is not and

this is a case in point with the Trinity. If we refuse to use the word "Trinity" because of

its non-occurrence in Scripture, we have to invent something else to take its place to

represent the three-fold expression of the Godhead in Father, Son and Holy Spirit, and

what is it going to be?

Paul now leaves the Body as a whole, and comes to each individual member:

In the body physical, the various members are not alike either in size or importance,

but all are necessary for its proper and healthful functioning. Likewise with this church;

every redeemed member has been placed in it according to God's will and all have a part

to play in its outworking. Whether they are small, medium or large vessels is not their

responsibility. What they should seek to know is exactly what work the Lord has called

them to do and then to remember that all-needed grace is available for the task and

therefore they can fulfil it and are responsible to Him to carry it out loyally. There must

be no mistakes here. In our physical bodies it would be disastrous if one member ceased

to do its own work and attempted the function of another. Fortunately, in health, this is

impossible, but alas it is possible in the Christian realm. Some attempt to do Christian

work for which they are not fitted, and not realizing their limitations, they only cause

trouble and difficulty. One thing is certain and that is, if the Lord calls a person for a

certain kind of work, He equips that person for the task. If He needs a teacher, a speaker

or a writer, He will choose some one who has an aptitude for these things--"apt to teach"

(II Tim. 2: 24). However, there are plenty of other ways of serving the Lord and what we