Good Morning Friends,
“As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you
to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. Be completely humble
and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to
keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. There is one body and
one Spirit -- just as you were called to one hope when you were called -- one
Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is over all and
through all and in all.” (Ephesians 4:1-6)
The unity of His children matters to God. He
gave His Son not just to reconcile people to Himself, but also to reconcile
people to each other. Yet, that which was meant to reconcile has been twisted
to bring even more division to the world. There are thousands of denominations,
each with the attitude that they know the truth and each holding the other
denominations in suspicion. It’s easy to divide. It doesn’t take any effort at
all.
To unite requires that each Christian take some
initiative. What are you doing to fulfill Paul’s admonition: “make every effort
to keep the unity of the Spirit.”?
Now understand, there are those who call themselves
Christians who aren’t. They deny the core truth of the Gospel. Paul is not
teaching that we should ignore what people believe. He provides a summary of
the core truths that are the foundation of our faith: one body, one Spirit, one
hope, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father. But the truth is
that the core truths are not usually what divides God’s children.
Unity matters to God. It’s got to matter to us,
too.
His, by Grace,
Steve
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