Daily Cross

Someone recently expressed to me their belief that being in the Body of Christ requires meeting together regularly and that if this is not done then you are not a member of the Body of Christ - this person (who is not alone in thinking this) assumes that all members of Christ's Body should be together as often as possible and want this.

In the New Testament I see membership of the Body of Christ as being simply - that the Body (Church) are those that are subject to Jesus Christ as their Lord on a daily basis!

23Then He said to them all, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me. LUKE 9:23

23For the husband is head of the wife, as also Christ is head of the church; and He is the Savior of the body. 24Therefore, just as the church is subject to Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in everything. EPHESIANS 5:23, 24

18And He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence. COLOSSIANS 1:18

24I now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up in my flesh what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ, for the sake of His body, which is the church, COLOSSIANS 1:24

Lord, teach us the true meanings of your words and concepts and forgive us of the times we have cast you off as Lord and despised the Cross.