5/18/2023 0 Comments One body one spirit![]() These, consequently, vary in different ages and countries. Popery owns it, but after a carnal manner.Īll the Protestant national bodies have asserted, and acted on, the assumed title to accommodate their modes of government, rites, ceremonies, etc., according to the will of their rulers, whether they be within or without the so-called churches. ![]() But this is not by the mass of Christians maintained as a sacred, irreversible, point of doctrine and practice. Still in both respects, and in spite of all difficulties, our duty remains clear, paramount, and inevitable. We may be weak in meeting our corporate responsibility, as we are in answering our individual calling to holiness. Meantime it is incumbent on all believers to seek this holy and manifested union, and to put away everything that hinders it. This He will accomplish in perfection at the coming of Christ (John 17:21, 23 Eph. For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.” 1 Corinthians 12:20, “But now are they many members, yet but one body.” Ephesians 2:16, “And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby.” Ephesians 4:4, “There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling.” Colossians 3:15, “And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body and be ye thankful.The will of God is that His church should be one, not in spirit merely, but also in an embodied form, so as to exhibit its unity in each place, and its unity throughout the world (John 11:52 17:11, 21 Acts 2:11 Rom. So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.” 1 Corinthians 10:17, “For we being many are one bread, and one body: for we are all partakers of that one bread.” 1 Corinthians 12:12-13, “For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ. Romans 12:4-5, “For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office. It also isn’t saying there is one mystical nation, maybe even a single invisible nation to which everyone in the world belongs. That pledge isn’t saying that other nations aren’t nations except the United States. ![]() When we pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, we say, “One nation, under God, indivisible.” The Pledge of Allegiance recognizes at least a desire for unity in a nation. I could find almost every major American city to possess some initiative toward “One Miami” and the like. It’s normal for cities to say they are one through all the racial, ethnic, religious, etc. Even an office wants unity, because a unified office gets more work done together. Speaking of the nations of the world at the World Cup, “We are one,” means a desired unity of all the nations. The people on the team or the leadership of the team attribute unity or oneness to it. A single team isn’t saying, “We’re numerically one team.” No. To express the unity of a city, there’s “One Atlanta.” Not surprisingly, you see “One Philadelphia” too. Institutions declare, “One team.” Whole nations announce to themselves and to other nations, “We are one.” You’ve got, “one office,” to promote productivity for the work place. INDEX BY SPECIFIC TOPIC: SEPARATION OR UNITY INDEX BY SPECIFIC TOPIC: PRESERVATION OF SCRIPTURE AND VERSIONS INDEX BY SPECIFIC TOPIC: OBTAINING A LIFE’S PARTNER INDEX BY SPECIFIC TOPIC: EVANGELISM AND PREACHING INDEX BY SPECIFIC TOPIC: EVANGELICALISM AND FUNDAMENTALISM ![]() INDEX BY SPECIFIC TOPIC: DRESS OR APPEARANCE INDEX BY SPECIFIC TOPIC: DIVORCE, GENDER OR SEX, MARRIAGE, COMPLEMENTARIANISM INDEX BY SPECIFIC TOPIC: CONTINUATIONISM AND CESSATIONISM, HOLY SPIRIT, AND SPIRITUALITY INDEX BY SPECIFIC TOPIC: CERTAINTY, CULTURE, EPISTEMOLOGY, MEANING, TRUTH, WORLDVIEW INDEX BY SPECIFIC TOPIC: BEAUTY, MUSIC, WORLDLINESS, AND WORSHIP INDEX BY SPECIFIC TOPIC: BAPTISTS AND CHURCH
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