We are not required to create unity in the church, we are only asked to keep the unity in the bond of peace.
In Ephesians 4:3 we are told that we should “endeavoring to keep the unity of the spirit in the bond of peace.” The key to all of this is to believe in the oneness of scripture. Ephesians 4:4-6 reminded us that there is one body, and one Spirit, even as you are called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is above all and through all, and in you all.”
(Therefore, this powerful oneness that we’ve just read is the means by which we maintain the unity in the church as we yield ourselves to the dictates of the Holy Ghost.)
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