Ephesians 4:1-6
I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit—just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call— one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.
Shalom uveracha!
May you all prosper greatly!
I have been meditating on this verse recently and have heard some things recently from my mother and my aunt. It was on Saturday the 11th of October at night and these two women were sort of gossiping which is totally haram! But... I pray that Eloheem will forgive them... Anyways, they were like talking on some issues on why some believers of my church (Cheras Baptist Church) left. This topic is saddening as a person who wants to please God and as a person who loves peace but... what they said truly sadden me. The fact that there are still disagreements in the body of Messiah as some have said "When iron sharpens iron, there are frictions"? I dunno but from what I heard is all about blaming the pastor and blaming other people and blaming their faults. I mean... when are they going to reconcile?? I just wonder... whether this is a good testimony to Messiah. As I meditated this verse last week, I felt that the Spirit of God revealed to me that as followers of Christ, we must keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace(v3). My thought dwelled on that verse and Iasked the Holy Spirit what it meant and truly, He is faithful and loves His people.
I did not understand the meaning of "... the unity of the Spirit..." and I kept thinking on it. Then, I asked the Spirit of God and I felt that He told me this:
"I am unifying you into a body, the Body of Christ. And it is this unification that I am talking about. I am not many but One. I am unifying all of you, My believers and that all of you must keep this unity through the bond of peace."
Then, I asked how? I thought and thought and in the end, the Holy Spirit showed me verse 3 (I was using King James but the ESV writes that in verse 2)
"2 with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love"
I was humbled and it is the truth!. We need to be patient and humble with gentleness to bear each other in love. The love of Christ which is unconditional.
How sweet are His Words. Sweeter than that of the honeycomb!
May we all learn to keep bond of peace in the body of Christ in Love and forgive all our shortcomings. May we learn to accept one another just as Christ accepted us.
Shalom uveracha bshem Yeshua Ha Messiah!
Peace and blessings in the name of Jesus the Messiah!
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2 comments:
I've always thought that Ephesians 4:1 was the central point of Paul's letter to the church at Ephesus, having spent his first three chapters describing and explaining the calling they have been called to and why he is a prisoner for the Lord (for the sake of the Gentiles - 3:1), he then spends his last three chapters teaching them how to live in accordance with this very precious and gracious calling.
Though I've not found the time, I am inclined to believe that every practical exhortation he supplies in the last three chapters has its foundation in the strong and deep theology of the first three chapters.
As for why people tend to leave the church, we must understand that the community of the church is very much rooted in v.4-6. The idea of oneness in the church, lies in being united in one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all. When people leave the church, it's often the result of a lack of oneness in this regard, the root of which I believe lies in unsound doctrine, whether it be their doctrine of soteriology, or of Christ, the nature of faith and works, etc.
Interesting post.
maybe you should write a post on it joel,
i was thinking of addressing it soon as well.
for me, in part - its definitely their disregard to how great our God is - that they can assume going to church is based on their own feelings. whether we like it or not, and NOT what God truly wants of us. i believe God wants us to connect with a local body of believers and to learn from it, based on the solid Word of God, even if it confronts us with many difficulties especially dealing with ourselves.
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