There is one body, and one Spirit. Eph. 4:4
The church needs unity around the goal of it's mission: evangelize and edify...
Through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father. Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow-citizens with the saints, and of the household of God; and are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone; in whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord: in whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit. Eph. 2:18-22
Unity around the chief cornerstone, Christ; Who is also the head of the body, the church
Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard; that went down to the skirts of his garments. Psa. 133:1, 2
Dwell with them in unity...for the sake of perceptions
Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently. I Pet. 1:22
We are able to 'dwell together in unity' when we are made more mature in love!
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