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Walking Together in Unity (Bible Study)
I. THE ATTITUDE FOR MAINTAINING UNITY (vv.1‑3)
ephesians
A. HUMILITY
1.
This word means: to have a lowliness of MIND.
2. This virtue is necessary in order to PROPERLY VALUE others around you ‑
3. Without this virtue, members in the body begin trying to be the "head" of the body, a role reserved only for CHRIST
B. GENTLENESS
1.
This is not a quality of weakness, but of POWER UNDER CONTROL
a. Moses was a meek man (), but capable of great strength & boldness
b.
Jesus was "gentle & humble in heart" (), but we see where He drove the money changers out of the temple & confronted the religious leaders with strong language.
2. It is being gentle, even when there is the POTENTIAL for being harsh, but gentleness is more conducive for maintaining unity
C. PATIENCE
1. Literally, this means to have a LONG TEMPER in contrast to a short-fused temper.
2. The same divine quality that allows God to be patient with sinners ( ) enables the Christian to ENDURE the exasperating behavior of others.
D. BEARING WITH ONE ANOTHER IN LOVE
1.
This phrase is similar to our phrase “PUT UP WITH”
2. What makes such "bearing with” possible is another virtue: "love"
3. Indeed, the virtue of love is the tie that BINDS all these virtues together ‑
E. MAKING EVERY EFFORT
1. Displaying these virtues does not come NATURALLY, nor EASILY, nor does maintaining unity.
2. Thus the need for much effort, as Paul uses a word which means "to exert one's self, endeavor, give diligence"
3. Notice that the unity of the Spirit is to be MAINTAINED not attained.
The oneness of the body of Christ is created by the Spirit; it is kept & preserved by the members of that body.
This unity began when “we were all baptized by one Spirit into one body” ().
Note: These steps must be taken before real unity is possible in the body of Christ.
Whenever there are quarrels & disunity, one or more of these virtues can be identified as conspicuously absent.
The attitude necessary for unity is summarized in the following chart:
Humility --------------------------“I may be wrong.”
Gentleness -----------------------“I’m willing to listen, & change”
Patience ---------------------------“I’ll give you time to think it through”
Bearing with-------------------- “I’ll put up with you even when we disagree”
Making every effort----------- “I really want this to work”
II.
THE BASIS OF UNITY (vv.4‑6)
A. ONE BODY
1.
This refers to the body of Christ, the CHURCH ‑
2. Of course, Paul speaks here of the church in the UNIVERSAL sense.
3.
While there may be many LOCAL churches (congregations), there is only ONE universal church, with ONE head ‑ Jesus Christ!
B. ONE SPIRIT
1.
This is the HOLY SPIRIT
2. Who has already been described in this epistle...
a.
As "the Holy Spirit of promise" ‑
b.
As "the guarantee of our inheritance" ‑
c.
By Whom both Jew & Gentile have access to the Father ‑
d.
In Whom God habitats those who are being built a "holy temple" ‑
e.
By Whom the "mystery of Christ" was revealed to the apostles & prophets ‑
f.
Through Whom God strengthens with might the inner man ‑
g.
As the One whose "unity" is to be maintained in the bond of peace ‑
C. ONE HOPE OF YOUR CALLING
1.
For Paul, this pertains primarily to THE RESURRECTION OF THE DEAD ‑ ; ; ; cf. ; ,
2. Which necessarily includes such concepts as "salvation" () & "eternal life" (; )
D. ONE LORD
1.
This refers to Jesus ‑
2. Whom God has made "both Lord & Christ" ‑
E. ONE FAITH
1. Sometimes the word “faith” refers to the BODY OF TRUTH AND DOCTRINE revealed by God, as in .
2. However, in all uses of “faith” in Ephesians Paul has reference to SAVING faith, the personal trust & commitment to Jesus which is the basis of our salvation
F. ONE BAPTISM
1. Faith & baptism form a natural LINKAGE –
2. This is the baptism...
a. COMMANDED by Jesus ‑
b.
PREACHED & commanded by His apostles ‑ ;
3. On the human side, the “one baptism” in which every Christian shared was WATER BAPTISM, the public rite of confessions of the one faith in the one Lord.
4. On the divine side, this water baptism was conjoined with the participation of the SPIRIT – ;
G. ONE GOD AND FATHER
— The Father, Who together with the Son & Holy Spirit, makes up the GODHEAD.
NOTE: These "seven ones" constitute "the unity of the Spirit" that as Christians we must be so diligent to keep "in the bond of peace".
Not one of these is "non‑essential"!
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