Christians' greetings toward each other express their kinship in Christ. Greetings offer 3 expressions of kinship in Christ (aimed in 3 directions): Churches' Greetings: express despite distance (1 Corinthians 16:19-20a) Christians' Greetings: express despite divisions (1 Corinthians 16:20b) Apostle's Greetings: express despite defects (1 Corinthians 16:21-24) Notes: