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<\/a>For as we have many members in one body, but all the members do not have the same function.<\/em>
\nRomans 12:4<\/p>\n“It’s not my job<\/em>.” Often spoken as an escape from doing extra work, this expression can come from a positive perspective as well. If we interpret the ‘members in one body’ as a family, we learn that family members each have their own job to do. Romans 12:4 has a message for over zealous parenting: step aside when a child has work to do. Children’s lives have purpose, and it’s their own responsibility to live a life fulfilled.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Daily Scripture For as we have many members in one body, but all the members do not have the same function. Romans 12:4 “It’s not my job.” Often spoken as an escape from doing extra work, this expression can come from a positive perspective as well. If we interpret the ‘members in one body’ as…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":463,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[171],"tags":[289,2633,2637,2631,2333],"class_list":["post-3744","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-scripture-quotes","tag-daily-scripture","tag-for-as-we-have-many-members-in-one-body","tag-living-with-purpose","tag-romans-124","tag-scripture-for-parenting"],"yoast_head":"\n
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<\/a>For as we have many members in one body, but all the members do not have the same function.<\/em>