![]() ![]() Even now, the Holy Spirit grants to all of God’s elect the assurance of this hope, a hope that belongs to everyone who trusts in Christ alone for salvation (Rom. Chorus Verse 2 Jesus who descended is He who rose above. Preserve the unity of the Spirit that we share. Verse 1 Bear with one another in charity, with gentleness and care. There is one Lord, one living faith and one God, the maker of all. Our one hope is the objective reality of resurrected life that we will experience in fullness in the new heaven and earth. There is one Body, one Spirit, the peace that binds us all. The one body is the unified community of believers, which includes both those living today and those already enjoying the unmediated presence of Christ in glory (Heb. Spirit, of course, is the Holy Spirit, the one who joins believers to Jesus and to one another, making believers from different backgrounds able to live together as they strive, with His help, to maintain this unity. Verse 4 speaks of one body, one Spirit, and one hope. Beginning in Ephesians 4:4, Paul employs a sevenfold repetition of the term one, looking at each of the aspects that knit the church together. That we might thoroughly understand the importance of unity, the apostle moves on in today’s passage to more fully emphasize the oneness of the body of Christ. 2:11–22), and Christians have the important duty of maintaining this oneness, a unity rooted and grounded in the abundant love of our Savior (3:14–4:3). Jesus has done what is necessary to form this unified church (Eph. It manifests in part the unity to come on that final day, for as believing Jews and Gentiles live together in love, creation catches a glimpse of the future. We Are the Body of Christ (Live) One heart One spirit One voice to praise You We are the body of Christ One goal One vision To see You exalted We are the. In the era between the ascension and return of Christ, the church is the beachhead in the Lord’s plan to fashion this one people. One prayer, one blessing, one hope, One peace, one church, one. At Jesus’ second advent, there will be a final separation of humanity into two groups - one people unified in worship and adoration of the one true Creator God and another group that is cast into the outer darkness, where they will experience disharmony among themselves and the wrath of the Creator forever (Matt. Songs: All of My Life, Glory to You, Psalm 139 (Great Is Your Love), Hold Me Now, Let Everything That Has Breath, One Body, One Spirit, O Sacred King. Refrain: One bread, one body, one cup, One call, one faith, one Spirit, present in us all. Until this plan is consummated at the return of Christ, this unity will not be a full reality, for the Father will allow at least a portion of mankind to rebel against Him. 1:10), a design to bring together people from every tribe and tongue in submission to the Lord Jesus. ![]() Throughout Ephesians, Paul is concerned to unfold God’s plan to “unite all things” in Christ (Eph. ![]()
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