Note 9 at 1Co 12:24: The Greek word "SUGKERANNUMI," translated "tempered" here, means "to commingle, i.e. (figuratively) to combine or assimilate" (Strong's Concordance). In the same way that the Lord combined all the different body parts into one physical body with all parts interdependent on each other, so has He combined all true believers into His one body of Christ. For Christians to forsake other members of Christ's body would be like an individual amputating part of his or her body.

Note 10 at 1Co 12:24: The mentality of the world is "the spoils belong to the strong." Most people prey on the weak, but the Lord wants us to pray for the weak. We should seek out the weak and help them become strong in the Lord.