Forbearing One Another in Love - Paul M. Williams

Ephesians 4:1-6 In John 17, Jesus prayed that "…they all may be one".  He was of course referring to the true Church - those who would come to believe in Him through the Word of the Apostles.  This reality has been made possible via the new birth.  When one is born again of the Spirit of God, they are grafted into the spiritual Body of Jesus Christ.  This is a concrete fact that cannot be disputed. Yet, the great challenge that faces every one of us who names the name of Jesus Christ, is the practical outworking of this reality in a functional, living experience. How does the Body of Christ bring the abstract in line with the concrete?  All is brought to light in God's precious Word!