"By the Spirit” - Class 4: "The Unity of the Spirit"

“Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace”  (Ephesians 4:3 NIV11)

 

1. Pre-Jesus

Phase 1, Oneness Enjoyed: Genesis 1.26; 2.25

Phase 2, Oneness Destroyed: Genesis 11

Phase 3, Oneness Misemployed

 

2. Jesus

Love, John 13.34-35

Oneness, John 17, John 14.17, 23

 

3. Early Church

Acts 8.14, 11.2, 15.1-2ff

 

4. Ephesians

References to unity/oneness

Eph. 1:10; 2:14–16, 18; 3:6; 4:4-6, 13; 5:31

 

References to the Spirit

Eph. 1:13, 17; 2:18, 22; 3:5, 16; 4:3–4, 30; 5:18–19; 6:17–18

 

References to one another / each other / together

Eph. 2:21–22; 3:6; 4:2, 32; 5:19, 21

 

Conclusion

The unity of the Spirit

Initiated

Relational

Strength

Action

 

“until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.”  (Ephesians 4:13 NIV11)

 

What do each of these points mean for you and your ‘group’?

How will you adjust the way you live to maintain the unity of the Spirit?

 

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