One Body

Unity doesn’t come naturally for us. Often differences among people can lead to disagreements, division and disharmony. That’s why the apostle Paul urges us to work diligently, making every effort to preserve the unity of the Spirit. In Ephesians 4, he provides us with seven uniting elements that bind believers together. Paul begins his list, writing, “There is one body…,” (Ephesians 4:4, NASB).

The first tie that binds us together is one body. We know that the members of the body are individual Christians, not congregations. We also know that the body of Christ, like a human body, must mature – it has to continue growing both in size and spiritual maturity. And we know that the key to maintaining unity within our own congregation and even across the world, is to fill the church with love.

~Jeff