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True Unity


Unity is a buzzword today. Most people argue that "all we need is love" and "live and let live." But- in truth- all we need is Christ. Many are looking for a save space to feel comfortable and be united. But unity comes from a connection deeper than being in the same room, or sharing the same interests. It is a core belief that people share, a belief about the world and each other that unites them.

Paul says it this way, "Make every effort to keep yourselves united in the Spirit, binding yourselves together with peace. For there is one body and one Spirit just as you have been call to one glorious hope for the future." (Ephesians 4:3-4).

Unity has more to do with our spirits connecting. Apart from Christ, unity is not helpful, because it makes people feel a false sense of spiritual security. Don't be deceived, there is no spiritually neutral idea. The outworking of everyone's ideology either leads to Christ or away from Him. 

Either we are united in Christ, or united against Him. 

The Lord placed the desire for acceptance and community in our hearts to draw us ultimately to Himself. It begins from the inside out. Our communion with God, enables us to have true unity with other believers. This is as God intended it. The world is united against Christ, yet, just like the Tower of Babel, God will bring about merciful disruption so that they may turn to Him. 

"God has now revealed to us his mysterious plan regarding Christ, a plan to fulfill his own good pleasure. And this is the plan: At the right time he will bring everything together under the authority of Christ—everything in heaven and on earth." (Ephesians 1:9-10)

Ponder this: Can I have unity with someone who is against Christ? How can I respond with love to those around me, even though we cannot have unity?

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