Attaining Unity in Faith and Spirituality
Explore the journey towards attaining unity in faith and spirituality as highlighted in Psalms 133:1, Ephesians 4:3, and other biblical references. Discover the essentials for achieving unity and the role of the Bible as the authoritative guide. Reflect on the concept of unity in the body of Christ amidst denominational diversity.
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New Testament Christians attained it for you cannot keep what your do not yet have. Or, is it just an ideal that God places before us ? (Psalms 133:1) ??? Are We Ableto Attain Unity ...endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. Ephesians 4:3 God commands it I Cor.1:10 Jesus prayed for it John 17:20-21
The Unity of the Spirit is the Unity of the Faith Eph. 4:3 Eph. 4:13 The Holy Spirit the Source for the Revealed Gospel (I Cor. 2:10-13) The Faith the Gospel once and for all Revealed (Gal. 1:8, 23; Jude 3)
Unity Attained from the Beginning of our Walk with Christ including our Maturity in Christ Knowledge of Son of God... Full Grown man... Unto the measure/ Stature of the Fullness of Christ Eph. 4:13 One body One Spirit One hope One Lord One faith One baptism One God and Father Eph. 4:4-6 till we attain unto the unity...
Essentials for Unity Must put to death the flesh (Rom. 8:13) Must not fulfill the lust of the flesh (Gal. 5:16) Must not walk after the flesh (Rom. 8: 4) Must not sow to the flesh (Gal. 6:7-8) Not to manifest the works of the flesh (Gal. 5:19-21, Rom. 2:8, Rom. 16:17, I Cor. 11:19)
Essentials for Unity Must Choose God s Wisdom over Worldly Wisdom (I Cor. 1-3) Worldly wisdom does not know God (I Cor. 1:21) Worldly wisdom does not receive The crucified Jesus Christ nor the Spirit of God (I Cor. 1:24, 2:14, 3:18-20) Worldly wisdom glories in men (I Cor. 3:21)
Essentials for Unity Must make the Bible your authoritative guide (2 Timothy 3:16) The Last Will and Testament of the Springfield Presbytery ... Barton W. Stone... We will, that the people henceforth take the Bible as the only sure guide to heaven; and as many as are offended with other books, which stand in competition with it, may cast them into the fire if they choose; for it is better to enter into life having one book, than having many to be cast into hell (June 28, 1804, Cane Ridge, KY.)
Essentials for Unity Must make the Bible your authoritative guide (2 Timothy 3:16) Test the church by the truth, not the truth by the church John Garnell (Religion and Life, Spring, 1957, p. 195). Over 300 denominations today Bible does not speak of them or authorize them- speak the same thing??? Man s wisdom is being followed in drawing the lines for unity - Is the spiritual body of Christ comprised of distinctive denominations or individual people united in the Spirit of God (I Cor. 12:13) ?
Essentials for Unity Must not bind our opinions on others (Galatians 2:3-5) Revealed in the Bible but not authorized in the New Testament Circumcision? (Acts 15:1, Gal. 5:6) Mechanical Instruments of Music in worship? (Eph. 5:19, Col. 3:16)
Seek Peace and Pursue it... (I Pet. 3:11) Put on love... (Col. 3:14 ) We Are Ableto Attain Unity And Maintain it Heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, longsuffering, forbearing one another, forgiving each other... Col. 3:12-13 the bond of perfectness
