Ephesians 4:1–7 1 As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. 2 Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. 3 Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. 4 There is one body and one Spirit –just as you were called to one hope when you were called – 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism; 6 one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all. 7 But to each one of us grace has been given as Christ apportioned it.
Doctrine Is Important
We are called to make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. Then the text goes on to mention seven major doctrines that believers are to be unified about. One body, one spirit, one hope, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, and one God and father of all.
We are called to:
Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth. 2 Timothy 2:15
All the while striving toward gentleness, and humility. After all, doctrine is like the laws of logic; we don’t create them, we merely discover them.
We can not be unified in our unity; we must be unified in our doctrine. Are you doing your best to handle the word of truth?
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