Robert
2024-11-02 00:34:40 UTC
November 1,2024
One In Spirit
John 17:21'That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in
thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou
hast sent me.’
Jesus is praying for all believers to be one as He and the Father are one.
This goes far beyond what many promote as unity today. Paul besought the
Corinthians to 'all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions
among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in
the same judgment' (1 Cor. 1:10). This is God's standard of unity.
This oneness among believers is what Jesus said would cause the world to know
that Jesus is the Son of God. This is the greatest tool for evangelism that
the church has. The only way that Christ's body will be one as the Father and
Jesus are One is through God's kind of love. No wonder Satan tries to get
believers to go at each others' throats. We spend billions of dollars a year
on evangelism through television, radio, conventions and crusades, yet the
world is not evangelized because the body of Christ is not united in love.
There is very little unity among believers today. This has occurred over
thousands of years, and it probably won't be fixed overnight. We must strive
towards unity but not be overwhelmed by the problem.All Christians have
already been joined to each other through the body of Christ, and God the
Father sees us all as His children. All divisions among Christians are made
by man, not God. For a brief period of time, the church enjoyed unity on
earth. Regardless of what strife and division has occurred, all believers are
still one in Christ and will live in perfect oneness throughout eternity.We
are now one in Spirit. We just need to experience that unity here on earth.
'Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth as it is in heaven' (Mt. 6:10).
AWM
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PS: Just sent a reply tp MM a portion of which is on being “One” when
this arrived in my Email.
What Timing it was so I just had to forward it to you all.
No reply is necessary as I did not write this.
One In Spirit
John 17:21'That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in
thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou
hast sent me.’
Jesus is praying for all believers to be one as He and the Father are one.
This goes far beyond what many promote as unity today. Paul besought the
Corinthians to 'all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions
among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in
the same judgment' (1 Cor. 1:10). This is God's standard of unity.
This oneness among believers is what Jesus said would cause the world to know
that Jesus is the Son of God. This is the greatest tool for evangelism that
the church has. The only way that Christ's body will be one as the Father and
Jesus are One is through God's kind of love. No wonder Satan tries to get
believers to go at each others' throats. We spend billions of dollars a year
on evangelism through television, radio, conventions and crusades, yet the
world is not evangelized because the body of Christ is not united in love.
There is very little unity among believers today. This has occurred over
thousands of years, and it probably won't be fixed overnight. We must strive
towards unity but not be overwhelmed by the problem.All Christians have
already been joined to each other through the body of Christ, and God the
Father sees us all as His children. All divisions among Christians are made
by man, not God. For a brief period of time, the church enjoyed unity on
earth. Regardless of what strife and division has occurred, all believers are
still one in Christ and will live in perfect oneness throughout eternity.We
are now one in Spirit. We just need to experience that unity here on earth.
'Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth as it is in heaven' (Mt. 6:10).
AWM
*******************************************
PS: Just sent a reply tp MM a portion of which is on being “One” when
this arrived in my Email.
What Timing it was so I just had to forward it to you all.
No reply is necessary as I did not write this.
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