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The Daily Word of Righteousness
True Unity
That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe thou hast sent me. And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one: I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me. (John 17:21-23)
The true unity in Christ of the members of His Body is brought about in the Spirit of God. When two people attain the same level of union in Christ in God, each being with Jesus where the Lord is, then they also are one with each other. When we are dwelling in Jesus with Him in the Father, then we are one with each other. This is the true unity, the true marriage of the Lamb, the true rest of God.
Human attempts to produce oneness among people often create babylon (man-centered religion). God deliberately prevented the original race from being in one accord by introducing a variety of languages.
Oneness among people is not a goal, it is the natural result of our abiding in Christ. Our true goal is to be one in Christ in God. As we press toward this goal we become one with every other person who is abiding in Christ in God.
The above is a central passage of the Scriptures. The end of the program of redemption, as far as the elect are concerned, is their becoming one in Jesus in the Father, and in the same manner with one another. This is the marriage of the Lamb and the "rest" of God. It is the final result of all we are experiencing.
The true unity in Christ of the members of His Body is brought about in the Spirit of God. Yet there must be an earthly counterpart of the spiritual unity.
We see the early recognition of the oneness of the Body of Christ as the members of the early Church joined together on the earthly plane.
Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls. And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers. And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles. And all that believed were together, and had all things common; And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need. And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart, Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved. (Acts 2:41-47)
It is obvious the original Christian Church was different in some respects from what is true today.
The day of the churches as we have known them is past, at least for the true saints. The people are not close enough to one another to survive in the coming days of trouble, to warn one another when an individual begins to slip, or to minister to one another according to the words of the Apostle:
But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin. (Hebrews 3:13)
"Exhort one another daily "!
To be continued.