1. Body of Christ - Noun
2. Body of Christ - Proper noun
(literally) The corpse or resurrected body of Jesus Christ.
(by extension) The consecrated bread of the Eucharist, considered to be the flesh of Jesus Christ.
(figuratively) All believers in Jesus Christ as a group; the Church.
body of Christ (plural body of Christs)
Alternative form of Body of Christ
Christ, invisible to the bodily eye, manifests Himself on earth clearly through His Church ... The Church is the Body of Christ both because its parts are united to Christ through His divine mysteries and because through her Christ works in the world. John of Shanghai and San Francisco
When it comes to my salvation, all I need is Jesus; after my salvation, everything is Jesus plus the church... When people preach that all you need is Jesus, they cut you and I off from one of the greatest sources of healing, which is the body of Christ. Dont go it alone - you wont make it. Josh McDowell
The Mystical Body of Christ does not rest on abstract principles but on concrete persons who have missions, or on missions which are personal. Hans Urs von Balthasar
The day is coming when there will not be one sick saint in the body of Christ. Benny Hinn
I believe in the literal rising of the body of Christ. It's the cornerstone of my Christian faith. Francis Collins
My hope and prayer is that the body of Christ in America will awake with holy boldness, a boldness content neither with silence nor mere words but that backs up those words with action and results. Frank R. Wolf