“As the body of Christ, we want to be a healthy and strong body that can stand for Truth and carry out God’s gospel work, while fending off the pressures from the world. However, there are many things to look out for in order to grow this spiritual body. A church can lose itself in the sea of information regarding church growth that we neglect the proper ways God wants us to grow. A sick and weak body would not be effective in doing what it needs to do. In the text, the Apostle Paul distills for us 4 principles for building up the body of Christ so that we can grow together and carry out our gospel mission. “