The body of Christ

@MVP

The phrase "body of Christ" is not "gobbledigook" [sic].

The term has you flummoxed. The meaning is not clear to you. Perhaps this will help.

The term "body of Christ" refers to the members of His church throughout history. The "body of Christ" is the church, composed of all of those that have accepted Jesus Christ as personal savior.

cf. Mark 14:22

Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ. For we were all baptized by one Spirit so as to form one body-whether Jews or Gentiles, slave or free-and we were all given the one Spirit to drink. Even so the body is not made up of one part but of many. 1 Corinthians 12:12-14 (NIV)

And God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything for the church, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills everything in every way. Ephesians 1:22-23 (NIV)

Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it. 1 Corinthians 12:27 (NIV)

The "body of Christ" is a complex term... it encompasses many ideas, including the idea of unity (the body is one unit, even though it is made up of many parts), and including the ideas of organization, the idea of purpose, the idea that it is suitable for work, et al.

It is a complex term, so your confusion is understandable.

HTH