4:1-6 The Unified Body of Christ Part I - Vital Christianity
4:1-6 The Unified Body of Christ Part I - Vital Christianity
4:1-6 The Unified Body of Christ Part I - Vital Christianity
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7APPLICATIONSpiritual unity is not something we manufacture, but something we already have in<strong>Christ</strong>. As fellow members <strong>of</strong> the body <strong>of</strong> <strong>Christ</strong> we are literally “blood brothers,” that is,brothers through the blood shed on the cross by our Lord. This is why we must protect our unityand nurture it.1. Humble yourself by putting others first and serving them.2. Gently reach out to people, especially those who are hurting.3. Show patience by enduring difficult circumstances and people.4. Have a peaceful attitude which will encourage others to have the same.This in turn will foster and thus maintain unity.5. Love fellow believers since it is the ingredient that lubricates the relationships in the body.NOTES1Warren Wiersbe, Be Rich (Wheaton, IL: Victor Books, 1987), 93.