Ephesians 4:4-6

God's Plan For Unity

To have unity, we also must have a plan. The Spirit's message will cause us to realize there is only one body, or church (Ephesians 1:22-23). There is only one Holy Spirit to give us life and peace through his message. Our hope is eternal life in heaven with God and it serves as an anchor during life's troubling storms to sustain our lives (4:4; Hebrews 6:19).

If there is to be unity, there can only be one master. For the church, that master is the Lord Jesus Christ (Ephesians 1:22-23; Matthew 28:18; Acts 2:36; Acts 10:36; Acts 10:43; Romans 10:12; 1 Peter 3:22). It seems to this writer, the one faith is the sum of all that is believed. However, it should also be noted there is only one faith that saves and that is an active faith (James 2:17-18). Only an active, obedient faith would cause one to be in the one body and under the one Lord (Galatians 5:6). Only baptism in the name of Jesus, for the remission of sins is able to put off the old man of sin and bring us into a new life (4:5; Acts 2:38; Romans 6:3-4).

There is but one God, the great creator, who is over all things. There is nothing that exists without him or is outside of his authority. He rules, even now, in all the universe and we are sustained through his power (Colossians 1:15-17; Acts 17:24-28). All of the statements of this verse may have special reference to the Christian and his relationship to the Father. If not, it appears this last does because God can only be said to dwell in the lives of his purchased people (4:6; 1 Corinthians 6:19-20).