8:12) so causing them to have the same mind and judgment: the mind of Christ (1 Cor. There is a sin to death, I do not say that he shall pray for it.Įphesians 6:18 MKJV: praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching to this very thing with all perseverance and supplication for all saints.Īs this condition is attained and maintained, the consequent flow of a great measure of the life of God between the members of this group of Christians will cause all their minds to be enlightened (Eph. This unity of the Spirit is attained and maintained by a diligent walk in love by members of the body through washing of feet: regular forgiveness and so confession and cleansing of sin asking for life for one another and praying in the Spirit.ġJohn 5:16 MKJV: If anyone sees his brother sin a sin not to death, he shall ask, and He shall give him life for those that do not sin to death. 20:23) caused by un-forgiveness or strife amongst them that is hindering partially or completely the flow of the life of God from any one member to another.Įphesians 4:16 MKJV: from whom the whole body, fitted together and compacted by that which every joint supplies, according to the effectual working in the measure of each part, producing the growth of the body to the edifying of itself in love. In other words, there is no retained sin (Jn. The perfection of the unity of the Spirit is a condition in which there is a free flow of life between the members of a group of Christians. The Holy Spirit re-echoes this same thought inġCorinthians 1:10 MKJV: But I exhort you, brothers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing and that there be no divisions among you but that you be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment. What we need now, as Paul has told us in the above scripture, is to perfect the unity of the Spirit. Now as born-again Christians, we already have the unity of the faith: we all believe in the Lord Jesus Christ as Saviour and Lord. Unity of the knowledge of perfection and fullness of Christ (Eph. Now it is instructive to note that there are 3 levels of unity in the body of Christ:ģ. It means that perfecting unity in a body of Christians will ultimately cause the glory of God to be made manifest. Here the Holy Spirit through Paul tells us to have one mind and one mouth so we may glorify God. Romans 15:5-6 MKJV: And may the God of patience and consolation grant you to be like minded toward one another according to Christ Jesus, (6) so that with one mind and one mouth you may glorify God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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