How do we attain unity?

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ScottA

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Unity is a spiritual state of mutual maturity and agreement. When we all preach the same Gospel, we can all have the same One Faith in that Gospel. Then we can all receive the One Spirit from the One Lord and all be members of One Body, having received the One Baptism from Jesus Christ. Then when we edify each other and grow up in that One Faith, we will all attain to maturity in Christ and we will have Unity in the Spirit.
Which, if we understand the "one body" analogy fully, is not that we should walk in lockstep. But rather that, in spite of our diversity we follow one Head.
 

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Ephesians 4

11 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:
13 Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:
14 That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;
15 But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:
16 From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.

How are we to attain to this unity of faith and knowledge of Jesus? Reaching maturity, so we can stop being blown about by different doctrines, but instead build up the body in love?

What do the Scriptures say?

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Mark

It is staring us in the face that unity is gained with the utilizing of the five ministries that are listed in Ephesians 4. Without them, there is no unity. And that is why we don't have unity today is because we don't utilize all five of them.

And why don't we utilize all of them? Again it is simple. We treat the bible as a book of suggestions, not commands.
 
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