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Nov 10, 2017 · Unity is a gift from God. In Ephesians 2, Paul explains how unity comes as a result of salvation. This means, unity among fellow Christians is a gift of grace, just like salvation itself. As Ephesians 2:13–16 teaches, Jews and Gentiles were made “one new man” by the death and resurrection of Christ.
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Unity among two or more people gets its virtue entirely from something else. Unity itself is neutral until it is given goodness or badness by something else. So if Herod and Pilate are unified by their common scorn for Jesus (Luke 23:12), this is not a good unity. But if Paul and Silas sing together in prison for Christs sake (Acts 16:25), this is ...
Spirit-rooted, Christ-manifesting, truth-cherishing, humbly-loving unity is designed by God to have at least two aims: a witness to the world, and an acclamation of the glory of God. The apostle John makes the first of these most clear. A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one an...
Jesuss famous statements in John 17 are rooted in the profound spiritual unity between the Father and the Son, and with those whom God has chosen out of the world (John 17:6). I ask that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me (John 17:21). N...
The ultimate aim of such Christian unity is the glory of God. Hence Paul prays, May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus, that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you...
Seek to attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God (Ephesians 4:13). Grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ (2 Peter 3:18). Share, by every means you can, what you see of Christ. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom (Colossians 3:16)....
Jan 15, 2024 · In many of these stories, God’s people, the Israelites, are discovering how God relates to himself and how they relate to other people. These stories demonstrate that since the beginning of time, God has had a plan of unity for everything, including His people.
May 29, 2016 · The God we serve is a God of unity who desires that His church live in unity and harmony built on the foundation that is Jesus Christ. It is Jesus who draws us together and the power of the Holy Spirit that make our bond stronger.
Genesis 11:6. Verse Concepts. The Lord said, “Behold, they are one people, and they all have the same language. And this is what they began to do, and now nothing which they purpose to do will be impossible for them. Genesis 34:16. Verse Concepts.
Sep 12, 2019 · Humility is that lowliness of mind that enables us to respect others as better than ourselves. It is that lowering of self just as Christ “humbled himself” (Phil. 2:5-11). We are to duplicate Paul’s own example among the Ephesians of one who “served the Lord with all humility” (Acts 20:19). The 2 nd Foundation Stone Of Christian Unity ...
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Oct 28, 2022 · “The call to unity of mind is defined by Paul and by Peter as a humble mindset, not a self-exalting mindset.” Or here’s another way of saying it: “Don’t have a self-exalting mindset; have a humble mindset” — which is the same cluster of thoughts that we had in 1 Peter 3:8.
