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  1. God has created all human beings to be in relationship with Himself, each other, and with nature. Read what Pastor Rutledge Etheridge has to say about the beautiful and unfathomable interrelationship that God has designed for his created beings.

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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)....

  2. Sep 26, 2024 · Unity in the Christian faith is essential and was prayed for by Jesus himself. Unity is about coming together and glorifying God and proclaiming His truth. When believers are united, they become stronger and more effective. United believers are a true testament to the world that God sent Jesus.

    • 1 Corinthians 1:10. 10 I appeal to you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with one another in what you say and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly united in mind and thought.
    • 2 Corinthians 13:11. 11 Finally, brothers and sisters, rejoice! Strive for full restoration, encourage one another, be of one mind, live in peace. And the God of love and peace will be with you.
    • Acts 4:32. 32 All the believers were one in heart and mind. No one claimed that any of their possessions was their own, but they shared everything they had.
    • Ephesians 4:23. 23 to be made new in the attitude of your minds;
  3. 4 As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. 2 Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. 3 Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.

  4. Nov 10, 2017 · In saving all kinds of people, God gets greater glory; and by joining us together in the same local church, he teaches us how to walk in unity, as we grow in humility, gentleness, patience, and love. This plan, laid out in Ephesians 2 and 4, then means unity is not uniformity.

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  6. 4 I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, 2 with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, 3 eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. 4 There is one body and one Spirit—just as you were called to the one hope...

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