Lesson 9: Oil
Every mechanic will tell you that oil is the lifeblood of your car’s engine. According to carbibles.com (gotta love that name) engine oil “stops all the metal surfaces in your engine from grinding together and tearing themselves apart from friction…” It also transfers heat from the engine chamber and keeps all the nasty by-products of combustion in suspension. So there you have it—everything you need to know about engine oil. One more thing—change the oil regularly according to your car’s driver’s manual.
In the Bible the Church is compared to a human body with many parts, with each individual Christian being a part of the body. The Church can just as easily be compared to a car with its many moving parts. Just as in a car engine where metal surfaces can “tear themselves apart from friction” so Church members can “tear each other apart” with infighting, competition, and disputes. The oil that keeps the Church running smoothly is the influence of the Holy Spirit uniting us in a bond of love. When things begin to heat up in your church because of friction between members ask God to anoint you again with the oil of the Spirit so that things will run smoothly.
Romans 12:4-5
For just as each of us has one body with many members…so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others.
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