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  1. Unity is a goal to be reached. Sad to say it may not be on this side of heaven. We are living in a world that celebrates freedom of speech and a free lifestyle. We can only come to unity when we denounce worldly living and embrace the lifestyle of Jesus Christ.

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    • I think this article - as wells as the lessons - is helpful. However, I believe we 'chase' an earthly goal that is unobtainable - like perfection. Search "LDE: unity"

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  2. 1. What do you see in Ephesians 4 that points to the unity of the church? What can we do to help ensure that unity?

    Being meek and lowly of heart, faithful to the will of God, and being filled with the Holy Spirit through repentance and faith.

    2. How can we learn this humility and submission?

    Repent and believe the Gospel, being born again, taking Jesus' yoke upon us. These are the remedies Jesus offers.

    3. How can we have unity even when we don’t always agree on everything?

    By finding agreement in the revelation of God's will, seeking this above our own ideas and opinions. There will be no unity otherwise. In a word: submission to the will of the Lord. It is this Truth that will sanctify the soul, as Jesus prayed.

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  3. I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called, with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love, endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. Ephesians 4:1‭-‬3.
    Lets look at that word prisoner. In knowing Paul from other passages. I do believe Paul was being metaphoric to emphasize the need to have a close relationship with Christ('a prisonior of Christ', is expressing one thing in a term normally denotating another). That is not the main point, Paul wants us to garner. PAUL wants us, inspired by the Holy Spirit to know what it is to be a genuine Seventh-day-Adventist. Then he continues to instruct the basics of being fruitful. Doing the will of God. Which is reflection of our relationship of Christ. Am I saying we are mere simply reflectors. No, we are also doers of the word, if we condsider our- selves Christians. James 1:21-25. Epheasians 4. In a nut shell.

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