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What Is Christian Unity?

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İçerik Garrett Ashley Mullet tarafından sağlanmıştır. Bölümler, grafikler ve podcast açıklamaları dahil tüm podcast içeriği doğrudan Garrett Ashley Mullet veya podcast platform ortağı tarafından yüklenir ve sağlanır. Birinin telif hakkıyla korunan çalışmanızı izniniz olmadan kullandığını düşünüyorsanız burada https://tr.player.fm/legal özetlenen süreci takip edebilirsiniz.

I hear a lot of talk in our day about unity. As a citizen of the United States of America, it’s even embedded in the name of my native country. But I hear calls for unity in the American Church in particular. And this leads me to a simple question. What is unity? And what are we to make of calls for being united?

In searching the ESV for the word, I came across four results – one in the Old Testament, and three in the New. Of the three instances in the New Testament, two are found in Paul’s letter to the church at Ephesus, specifically the fourth chapter of Ephesians.

But consider Psalm 133.

"Behold, how good and pleasant it is
when brothers dwell in unity!

It is like the precious oil on the head,
running down on the beard,
on the beard of Aaron,
running down on the collar of his robes!
It is like the dew of Hermon,
which falls on the mountains of Zion!
For there the Lord has commanded the blessing,
life forevermore.

The footnote says “dwell together” would also be a satisfactory translation for the phrase 'dwell in unity' . So is that all there is to unity? Living together? Or is the living together marked contextually by holiness, reverence for God, and prosperity?

Perhaps we do well to consider also 1 Peter 3:8-12 in the New Testament instances to get a better idea.

"Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind. Do not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, bless, for to this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing. For

“Whoever desires to love life
and see good days,
let him keep his tongue from evil
and his lips from speaking deceit;
let him turn away from evil and do good;
let him seek peace and pursue it.
For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,
and his ears are open to their prayer.
But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”

Notice the interest here is on eagerness to maintain “the unity of the Spirit,” as if both enthusiasm and sustained effort is required.

But what is “the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace,” and is that talking about unity with Christ or unity with fellow brothers and sisters in Christ? It must mean both if it can ever mean the latter. That is to say that it must be at least the former, unity with Christ.

Notice here again that we are called to speaking the truth in love – neither forgoing truth, nor neglecting love – as an integral part of maturation in the body of Christ. Can this happen if we stop speaking the truth, or if we put away love and let our hearts grow cold? No indeed.

Yet to speak the truth to one another, we must ourselves know the truth. So if we move on to a search for the word ‘united’ in the ESV, we come across one passage particularly relevant.

Consider 1 Corinthians 1:10.

"I appeal to you, brothers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and the same judgment."

Unity of mind appears again, and that Paul is making an appeal to agreement, and being united in mind and judgment. But what is the primary source of the quarrel in this case? In a word, factionalism plus cult of personality - particularly centered on men who are faithful servants of Christ.

Some follow Paul, Apollos, Cephas, and Christ by turn.

But how does agreement happen? And how do we become united in mind and judgment?

--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/garrett-ashley-mullet/message
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İçerik Garrett Ashley Mullet tarafından sağlanmıştır. Bölümler, grafikler ve podcast açıklamaları dahil tüm podcast içeriği doğrudan Garrett Ashley Mullet veya podcast platform ortağı tarafından yüklenir ve sağlanır. Birinin telif hakkıyla korunan çalışmanızı izniniz olmadan kullandığını düşünüyorsanız burada https://tr.player.fm/legal özetlenen süreci takip edebilirsiniz.

I hear a lot of talk in our day about unity. As a citizen of the United States of America, it’s even embedded in the name of my native country. But I hear calls for unity in the American Church in particular. And this leads me to a simple question. What is unity? And what are we to make of calls for being united?

In searching the ESV for the word, I came across four results – one in the Old Testament, and three in the New. Of the three instances in the New Testament, two are found in Paul’s letter to the church at Ephesus, specifically the fourth chapter of Ephesians.

But consider Psalm 133.

"Behold, how good and pleasant it is
when brothers dwell in unity!

It is like the precious oil on the head,
running down on the beard,
on the beard of Aaron,
running down on the collar of his robes!
It is like the dew of Hermon,
which falls on the mountains of Zion!
For there the Lord has commanded the blessing,
life forevermore.

The footnote says “dwell together” would also be a satisfactory translation for the phrase 'dwell in unity' . So is that all there is to unity? Living together? Or is the living together marked contextually by holiness, reverence for God, and prosperity?

Perhaps we do well to consider also 1 Peter 3:8-12 in the New Testament instances to get a better idea.

"Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind. Do not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, bless, for to this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing. For

“Whoever desires to love life
and see good days,
let him keep his tongue from evil
and his lips from speaking deceit;
let him turn away from evil and do good;
let him seek peace and pursue it.
For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,
and his ears are open to their prayer.
But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”

Notice the interest here is on eagerness to maintain “the unity of the Spirit,” as if both enthusiasm and sustained effort is required.

But what is “the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace,” and is that talking about unity with Christ or unity with fellow brothers and sisters in Christ? It must mean both if it can ever mean the latter. That is to say that it must be at least the former, unity with Christ.

Notice here again that we are called to speaking the truth in love – neither forgoing truth, nor neglecting love – as an integral part of maturation in the body of Christ. Can this happen if we stop speaking the truth, or if we put away love and let our hearts grow cold? No indeed.

Yet to speak the truth to one another, we must ourselves know the truth. So if we move on to a search for the word ‘united’ in the ESV, we come across one passage particularly relevant.

Consider 1 Corinthians 1:10.

"I appeal to you, brothers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and the same judgment."

Unity of mind appears again, and that Paul is making an appeal to agreement, and being united in mind and judgment. But what is the primary source of the quarrel in this case? In a word, factionalism plus cult of personality - particularly centered on men who are faithful servants of Christ.

Some follow Paul, Apollos, Cephas, and Christ by turn.

But how does agreement happen? And how do we become united in mind and judgment?

--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/garrett-ashley-mullet/message
  continue reading

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