This is the third and final post in my comparison between the Marine Corps and the Body of Christ.

• Marines are like minded; they are all headed toward the same mission.

Being a Marine isn’t just a job, nor is it just serving our country, albeit that is an honorable thing.  Being a Marine is so much more; it is a way of life.  Those of us who are Marines can usually spot one another a mile away.  We have a certain ‘air’ about us.  We walk with purpose, fully understanding our mission as Marines – “[…]to support and defend the Constitution of the United States[…].”  The Corps Values (Honor, Courage, and Commitment) become our core values for life, not just during our active service.

The body of Christ also has one mission.  Of course, each member of the body of Christ goes about achieving this mission in a unique way using the gifts he or she has been given, but the end goal should be the same mission.  The mission is what we call as The Great Commission.  If everyone within the body of Christ took up the Great Commission as the foundation for their mission in life, then the entire body would be like minded, heading for the same goal.  To tie into the previous post, we all would be fighting together if we were all headed toward the same goal.  Much can be said for like-mindedness.

Matthew 28:18-20 (The Great Commission)

“Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”

I long so deeply to see the body of Christ restored to a position of power, of love, of fellowship, of PURPOSE.  By the grace of God may we get there…