The effectual call of God to the sinner will result in a change in the course and manner of life. On the basis of faith in the person and work of Jesus Christ the believer follows after Him, becoming like Him in character and conduct. The very character of the believer will be one of humility, gentleness, patience, and tolerance without compromise or condoning of what conflicts with scripture. As such characteristics take on influence in individual believers there has also been a unity created by the Spirit of God that the believer is responsible to maintain. What is commonly shared by believers will unify, build, and strengthen relationships in the local church.
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“ Oneness ” Reading these verses made me immediately think of the Eph. series! ☛
¶John 17:21-23
¶21. that they may all be one; even as You, Father, are in Me and I in You, that they also may be in Us, so that the world may believe that You sent Me.
22. The glory which You have given Me I have given to them, that they may be one, just as We are one;
23. I in them and You in Me, that they may be perfected in unity, so that the world may know that You sent Me, and loved them, even as You have loved Me.---NASB
¶Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
¶Philippians 1:1
¶Churches (local), Summary: A local church is an assembly of professed believers on the Lord Jesus Christ, living for the most part in one locality, who assemble themselves together in His name for the breaking of bread, worship, praise, prayer, testimony, the ministry of the word, discipline, and the furtherance of the Gospel, Hebrews 10:25; Acts 20:7; 1 Corinthians 14:26; 5:4,5; Philippians 4:14-18; 1 Thessalonians 1:8; Acts 13:1-4. Such a church exists where two or three are thus gathered Matthew 18:20. Every such local church has Christ in the midst, is a temple of God, and indwelt by the Holy Spirit 1 Corinthians 3:16,17. When perfected in organization a local church consists of "saints, with the bishops elders and deac
Jim Lincoln (7/8/2021)
from Nebraska
“ Christ is the Head of the Church--not the Pope! ” Ephesians 4:1-6¶
1. Therefore I, the prisoner of the Lord, implore you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called,
2. with all humility and gentleness, with patience, showing tolerance for one another in love,
3. being diligent to preserve the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
4. There is one body and one Spirit, just as also 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 over all and through all and in all. ---NASB☛
¶Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
¶Hebrews 12:23
¶church
¶Church (true), Summary: The true church, composed of the whole number of regenerate persons from Pentecost to the first resurrection 1 Corinthians 15:52 united together and to Christ by the baptism with the Holy Spirit 1 Corinthians 12:12,13 is the body of Christ of which He is the Head Ephesians 1:22,23. As such, it is a holy temple for the habitation of God through the Spirit Ephesians 2:21,22, is "one flesh" with Christ Ephesians 5:30,31 and espoused to Him as a chaste virgin to one husband 2 Corinthians 11:2-4.
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¶Besides listening to the sermon and reading the summary, see:
¶Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's Bible Commentary for Ephesians 4:4!
Jim Lincoln (7/8/2021)
from Nebraska
“ Great Sermon! --and Christ is the Head of the Church--not the Pope!! ” Ephesians 4:1-6¶
1. Therefore I, the prisoner of the Lord, implore you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called,
2. with all humility and gentleness, with patience, showing tolerance for one another in love,
3. being diligent to preserve the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
4. There is one body and one Spirit, just as also 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 over all and through all and in all. ---NASB☛
¶Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
¶Hebrews 12:23
¶church
¶Church (true), Summary: The true church, composed of the whole number of regenerate persons from Pentecost to the first resurrection 1 Corinthians 15:52 united together and to Christ by the baptism with the Holy Spirit 1 Corinthians 12:12,13 is the body of Christ of which He is the Head Ephesians 1:22,23. As such, it is a holy temple for the habitation of God through the Spirit Ephesians 2:21,22, is "one flesh" with Christ Ephesians 5:30,31 and espoused to Him as a chaste virgin to one husband 2 Corinthians 11:2-4.
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¶Besides listening to the sermon and reading the summary, see:
¶Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's Bible Commentary for Ephesians 4:4!
In the fall of 1969, Gil began a full-time teaching ministry as Senior Pastor of Indian Hills Community Church. He also earned his Ph.D. from the California Graduate School of Theology. The focus of Pastor Rugh’s ministry is systematic, verse-by-verse teaching of the Bible. As a...
