How Do We Build Unity?

 

Ephesians 4:3 tells us, "Make every effort to keep the unity of the spirit through the bond of peace."

Jesus prayed, on His last night on earth, "My prayer is not for them [His apostles] alone. I pray also for those who will believe in Me through their message [that's us], that all of them may be one...that they may be brought into complete unity." (John 17)

Nowhere in Scripture are we told to "build unity." We are told to keep unity, guard it, preserve it.

We don't create unity - we are to protect it!

God, through His Son, has already done all the work to establish unity. We are to maintain it!

We are to "Make every effort to keep the unity".

How do we do that?

In our love for each other. 

When we disagree....we do it in love!

According to 1 Corinthians 13 --  "Love suffers long and is kind, does not envy, does not parade itself [parades others], is not rude, endures all things...never fails.

Jesus told us, "All men will know you are My disciples if you love one another."

That's how we keep our unity!