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When the head and body come together as husband and wife do, their union from the foregoing exposition amounts to having two in one! One entity now begins to operate with the power of two. The two derive strength from each other and whatever confronts one confronts both as one united force. The coming together is necessarily intended for the betterment of both. Each of the parties have inherent benefits to derive from the union. Each one is no longer allowed to operate as a single entity. Such operation becomes difficult actually in view of the way they are now joined. No part of the new whole body sharing the same flesh can successfully exert itself for any private purpose without putting the others on notice. If the leg must activate itself perhaps to ward off an attack, it now requires the help and support of the eyes and brain in the head for strength and requisite coordination in order to be effective in its reaction. There is such interdependence and imposition of order, that all parts must recognize in order to take advantage of their new enhance status.
When each of the head and the body are individually members of the body of Christ, their new union will retain its membership of the body of Christ. When they individually have
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