UNITY IN FAITH

[Pastor Edith Chima]

Text: Ephesians 4:1-6

 

During the time of Paul or the disciples of Jesus Christ, they love one another

and they never fail to help widows, they save orphans from those who would hurt

them. If they have something, they give freely to the man who has nothing; if

they see a stranger, they take him home, and are happy, as though he were a real

brother. They don’t consider themselves brothers in the usual sense, but

brothers instead through the spirit, in God.

 

As human beings, we all belong to the same family. Even though we are divided by

all sorts of barriers and differences, “under the skin” we’re all the same (Acts

17:26).

 

As believers in Jesus Christ, then, whatever our differences – denominations,

preferences, worship styles – we are one spiritual body that acknowledges the

same heavenly father (Eph 4:4-6).

The example of our spiritual forebears can be an instructive challenge to us as

disciples of Jesus in the world. Let’s do all we can to demonstrate our unity in

Christ. Unity in our diversity is the most effective witness to this sinful

world. Unity among Christians comes from their union with Christ.