Ephesians 4:1-6
1 I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called, 2 with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love, 3 endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. 4 There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling; 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism; 6 one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.
1 I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called, 2 with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love, 3 endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. 4 There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling; 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism; 6 one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.
How are we urged to live in Christ our Lord and Master? In a worthy (to Him) way that aligns to what and Who we are called to. These things here are foremost: in humility and gentleness, in patience for the long haul, and with love in the bearing. We are also called to one body in Christ, which we are to work hard at by His Spirit’s enabling and strength to maintain. We have the essential unifying truths uniting us, namely: the calling as the church, the Spirit of God in each regenerated one, the gospel hope which cannot be lost or abrogated, the same Lord Jesus Christ who is divine, the same immersion into Him and sealing of His Spirit, and the same Father (not man) God who is who He is, not made by our imagination. This is the same God in each of His children of whom we are in Christ who rules over and leads us in this walk of life into eternity. Let us walk accordingly.
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