We are One | Ephesians 4:1-6 | Dr. Wayne Smith
Theology
Doctrine
I want the whole Christ for my Savior, the whole Bible for my book, the whole Church for my fellowship, and the whole world for my mission field.
John Wesley
Ephesians 4:4-6
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.
One Body
One Spirit
One Hope
One Lord
One Faith
One Baptism
One God and Father of all
over all, through all, in all
Ephesians 4:1
I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called,
Matthew 10:38
“And whoever does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.”
Ephesians 4:2
With all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love
Humble
Gentle
Matthew 5:5 “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.
Patient
Bearing (Tolerating)
Ephesians 4:3
Eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace
"Among Christians there ought to be so great a dislike of schism, as that they may always avoid it so fast as lies in their power.”
John Calvin
“The Devil's chief device was disunity and division.”
John Calvin
John 17:21-23
That they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me. The glory that you have given me I have given to them, that they may be one even as we are one, I in them and you in me, that they may become perfectly one, so that the world may know that you sent me and loved them even as you loved me.
