A disunited world the way to unity ~ A Family Reunion

“The Chosen One”

I.     The Position of This New Creation (4:1–16)

A.     The unity* (4:1–6): Paul appeals for Christian unity based on seven wonderful scriptural facts.

1.     There is one body/ (4:1–4a): Christ’s body.

2.     There is one Spirit/ (4:4b): The Holy Spirit.

3.     There is one hope/ (4:4c): Eternal life.

4.     There is one Lord/ (4:5a): The triune God.

5.     There is one faith/ (4:5b): The Christian faith.

6.     There is one baptism/ (4:5c): The baptism of the Spirit into Christ’s body.

7.     There is one God and Father/ (4:6): The heavenly Father.

B.     The Unifier* (4:7–16): The work of Christ brings all these things together.

1.     His gifts to believers/ (4:7–11)

a.     When these gifts were given (4:7–10): It was after his ascension.

b.     What these gifts were (4:11)

(1)     Apostleship (4:11a) one sent on a mission: as one of an authoritative New Testament group sent out to preach the gospel and made up esp. of Christ’s 12 original disciples and Paul The distinguishing features of an apostle were, a commission directly from Christ: being a witness of the resurrection: special inspiration: supreme authority: accrediting by miracles: unlimited commission to preach and to found churches.

2)     Prophets (4:11b) inspired messengersPreachers and expounders under the immediate influence of the Spirit, and thus distinguished from teachers, 1 Cor. 12:10.

(3)     Evangelists (4:11c) Travelling missionaries

(4)     Pastors and teachers (4:11d) Pastors or /shepherds. The verb ποιμαίνω to tend as a shepherd, is often used in this sense. See on 1 Pet. 5:2; Matt. 2:6. The omission of the article from teachers seems to indicate that pastors and teachers are included under one class. The two belong together. No man is fit to be a pastor who cannot also teach, and the teacher needs the knowledge which pastoral experience gives.

Vincent, Marvin Richardson: Word Studies in the New Testament. Bellingham, WA : Logos Research Systems, Inc., 2002, S. 3:390

2.     His goal for believers/ (4:12–16)

a.     That they be equipped (4:12)

b.     That they be mature (4:13)

c.     That they be settled (4:14–16)

Closing

You are the one based on a unanimous distions

undisputed, uncontested, unquestioned with one voice

There are some things I may not know

There are some places I Cant go

But I am sure of this one thing

That God is real for I can feel Him deep with-in

Yes God is Real, Yes, Yes Yes , God God He is real in my Soul