[Biblemat] How Is Unity Possible - Number 7

[GLClair at aol.com]

HOW IS UNITY POSSIBLE? – Number 7 
For religious unity to exist there must be  sameness of understanding and 
sameness of application of Holy  Scripture. An illustration speaks more than 
anything else,  let us examine Ephesians 4:3-7 to further simplify the problems to 
religious  unity of all people. 
TEXT OF  Ephesians 4:3-7, “3 giving diligence to keep the  unity of the 
Spirit in the bond of peace. 
4(There is) one body, and  one Spirit, even as also ye were called in one 
hope of your  calling; 
5 one Lord, one faith, one  baptism, 
6 one God and Father of  all, who is over all, and through all, and in  all. 
7 But unto each one of us  was the grace given according to the measure of 
the gift of  Christ. 
ASV 
CONSIDER  THIS: 
In order for religious  unity to exist there must be sameness of acceptance 
and practice of this  “SEVEN POINTS OF UNITY”. Without mutual  acceptance by 
all religious people of these points there can be no unity [i.e.  extending of 
fellowship] with them. 
There is a great deal of  doctrine established whenever one examines these 
seven  points: 
VERSE  4: 
    1.  There is One Body – The  church Jesus Built – Mat 16:18; Acts 2:1-47 
    2.  And One Spirit – The  Holy Spirit; revealer and upholder of all 
things – 2Peter 1:21;   John  14:26 
    3.  One Hope – Heaven as an  eternal Home for the righteous - 1 Peter  
1:3-5
VERSE  5: 
    1.  One Lord – Jesus Christ  - Rom 1:1-4 
    2.  One Faith – Jude  3 
    3.  One Baptism – Acts 2:38  [i.e. for remission of sin] – Romans 6:3-4, 
a burial in  water.
VERSE  6: 
    1.  One God and Father – The  father of all mankind – Genesis 1; [i.e. 
the father of Jesus Christ as man] -  2 John 3-9
CONSIDER THESE  FACTS: 
As we examine  the seven points here in this passage we immediately reflect 
on the disagreement  among religions in the world about these points. There are 
more than 15,000  different religions, sects, and religious fragments in 
existence in our world.  Many of these religions do not believe or accept these 
seven points of Biblical  teaching. As a matter of record I know not but a few 
that accept any of these  facts when they are extended and defined.  
As we look at these few points in study number 7 it is becoming more and  
more apparent that there cannot really be religious unity [i.e. in the absolute  
sense of the word in the English Language]. 

_glclair at ao;.com_ (mailto:glclair at ao;.com)  
considermagazine.com 




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