EPHESIANS 4 – KEEP THE UNITY OF THE SPIRIT

As a Prisoner for the Lord, then,

I Urge you to live a life

Worthy of the Calling you have received.

Be Completely Humble and Gentle; be Patient,

Bearing with one another in love.

Make every effort to keep the Unity of the Spirit

Through the Bond of Peace.

THERE IS ONE BODY AND ONE SPIRIT--

Just as you were Called to One Hope when you were Called--

ONE LORD, ONE FAITH, ONE BAPTISM;

ONE GOD AND FATHER OF ALL,

Who is Over All and Through All and In All.

But to each one of us Grace has been given

As Christ Apportioned it.

This is why it says:

'When He Ascended on High,

He led Captives in His Train

And gave Gifts to men.'

(What does 'He Ascended' mean

Except that He also Descended to the lower regions?

He who Descended is the very One

Who Ascended higher than all the heavens,

IN ORDER TO FILL THE WHOLE UNIVERSE.)

IT WAS HE WHO GAVE SOME TO BE APOSTLES,

Some to be Prophets, some to be Evangelists,

And some to be Pastors and Teachers,

To Prepare God's People for Works of Service,

SO THAT THE BODY OF CHRIST MAY BE BUILT UP

UNTIL WE ALL REACH UNITY IN THE FAITH

And in the knowledge of the Son of God

AND BECOME MATURE,

ATTAINING TO THE WHOLE MEASURE OF THE FULLNESS OF CHRIST.

Then we will no longer be Infants,

Tossed back and forth by the waves,

And blown here and there by every wind of Teaching

And by the Cunning and Craftiness of men

In their Deceitful scheming.

INSTEAD, SPEAKING THE TRUTH IN LOVE,

We sill in All Things Grow Up Into Him

Who is the Head, that is Christ.

From Him the Whole Body,

Joined and held together by every supporting ligament,

Grows and Builds Itself Up IN LOVE,

As each Part does its Work.

So I tell you this and insist on it in the Lord,

That you must No Longer Live as the Gentiles do,

IN THE FUTILITY OF THEIR THINKING.

THEY ARE DARKENED IN THEIR UNDERSTANDING

AND SEPARATED FROM THE LIFE OF GOD

BECAUSE OF THE IGNORANCE THAT IS IN THEM

DUE TO THE HARDENING OF THEIR HEARTS.

(Understand, that this is everyone

Who does not belong to Christ Jesus.)

HAVING LOST ALL SENSITIVITY,

THEY HAVE GIVEN THEMSELVES OVER TO SENSUALITY

SO AS TO INDULGE IN EVERY KIND OF IMPURITY,

WITH A CONTINUAL LUST FOR MORE.

You however, did not come to know Christ that way.

Surely you heard of Him and were Taught In Him

In Accordance with the TRUTH that is In Jesus.

You were Taught, with regard to your former way of life,

To Put Off your Old Self,

Which is being Corrupted by it Deceitful Desires;

TO BE MADE NEW IN THE ATTITUDE OF YOUR MINDS;

And to Put On the New Self,

CREATED TO BE LIKE GOD in True Righteousness and Holiness.

(Ephesians 4:1-24)

As the Apostasy continues to unfold,

We are going to witness more and more “Christians” Abandon the Faith;

Half, of what is called Christianity, may ultimately Fall Away.

It is going to be Critical for those who Stand Firm,

To Maintain the Unity of the Spirit.

Christ Jesus warned us:

Be always on the Watch,

And pray that you will be able to Escape All that is about to happen,

And that you may be able TO STAND before the Son of Man.

(Luke 21:36)

Today, the World is raging against God, Rushing toward Oblivion. (Psalm 2)

This World in its Present Form is Passing Away. (1 Corinthians 7:31)

America is being Ground to Powder because of her SIN against God.

Save yourself from this Corrupt Generation! (Acts 2:40)

As God has Written, so shall it be! Hallelujah! Maranatha!

Father, Your Kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as in Heaven!