One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism

One man considers one day more sacred than another;
another man considers every day alike.
Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind.

He who regards one day as special, does so to the Lord.
He who eats meat, eats to the Lord,
for he gives thanks to God;
and he who abstains,
does so to the Lord and gives thanks to God.

For none of us lives to himself alone
and none of us dies to himself alone.

If we live, we live to the Lord;
and if we die, we die to the Lord.
So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.

For this very reason, Christ died and returned to life
so that he might be the Lord of both the dead and the living.

You, then, why do you judge your brother?
Or why do you look down on your brother?
For we will all stand before God's judgment seat.

It is written: "`As surely as I live,' says the Lord,
`every knee will bow before me;
every tongue will confess to God.'"

So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God.

I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions
and put obstacles in your way that are contrary
to the teaching you have learned.
Keep away from them.

For such people are not serving our Lord Christ,
but their own appetites.
By smooth talk and flattery
they deceive the minds of naive people.

Everyone has heard about your obedience,
so I am full of joy over you;
but I want you to be wise about what is good,
and innocent about what is evil.

The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet.
The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.

Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit
through the bond of peace.

There is one body and one Spirit --
just as you were called to one hope when you were called --

one Lord, one faith, one baptism;

one God and Father of all,
who is over all and through all and in all.

Jesus prayed,
"My prayer is not for them alone.
I pray also for those who will believe in me
through their message,

that all of them may be one, Father,
just as you are in me and I am in you.
May they also be in us
so that the world may believe that you have sent me.

I have given them the glory that you gave me,
that they may be one as we are one:

I in them and you in me.
May they be brought to complete unity
to let the world know that you sent me
and have loved them even as you have loved me.

(Romans 14:5-12,17,18; 16:17-20; Ephesians 4:3-6; John 17:20-23;
All scripture taken from New International Version.)

Do YOU promote the Unity of Believers?


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