Ephesians 4:4-6 Theres Just One CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO
In Eph 4:4-6, the unity of the Spirit and the bond of peace from v. 3 are maintained when everybody is in agreement about the doctrines in v. 4-6. The trouble is that God says, “There is just one,” but men have come up with many more which leads to all kinds of discord. Now just look. There is:
One body (v. 4)
- I Cor 12:12
- That body is Christ, not a bunch of little bodies down here
- It’s not the Eucharist: one man says that his local church is the body
- One says it is the Universal Invisible body
- One says the body of Christ refers to a literal body
- All can’t be right and the discord breaks the unity of the Spirit
One Spirit
- I Cor 12:3-4
- Same spirit
- Unclean spirits confess Christ, Acts 16:16-18
- Devil! Many churches today imitate the Holy Spirit yet they are of the devil
- Matt 7:22-23
- II Th 2:9
One hope of your calling
- Rom 8:24-25
- Tit 2:13
- We are saved by the Hope of the redemption of our bodies at the 2nd coming
- We will have Perfection and live forever with Him
- Not “I hope I’m saved”
One Lord
- Phil 2:6-11
- I Cor 12:3
- Jesus is the only one
- One word Judas never called him was “Lord”; he said, “Master”
One faith
- Not “what faith are you?” concerning your religious practice
- Rom 10:6-10, 17
- The faith that saves you
One baptism
- I Cor 12:13, baptism by the Spirit of God into the body of Christ
- Rom 6: 3-6
- Col 2:11-12
- Not water baptism (lots of discord on this subject)
One God
- Not Allah
- I Cor 8:4-6
- Father of all
- Everybody who has received Jesus Christ as their Savior
- Not Fatherhood of God/ Brotherhood of Man
- Above all – far above principalities and powers
- Through all
- Quantum theory
- Col 1:17
- Heb 1:3
- In you all
- I Cor 15:27-28