Jesus and His Church

Western societies are often quite individualistic, missing the importance of a corporate entity. Yet groups of people are very important and can function in ways individuals cannot. Here is an illustration: Think about matches. An individual match can easily be broken. However, if ten or twenty matches are bundled together, it is very difficult, if not impossible, for humans to break them. So is the Christian church versus individual believers. Although the church is made up of individuals, it is a kind of organism that surpasses them. It is a group of people who believe in Jesus Christ and are His disciples and followers