21 The eye cannot say to the hand, 'I don't need you!' And the head cannot say to the feet, 'I don't need you!' 22 On the contrary, those parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable, 23 and the parts that we think are less honorable we treat with special honor. 19 If they were all one part, where would the body be? 20 As it is, there are many parts, but one body. 17 If the whole body were an eye, where would the sense of hearing be? If the whole body were an ear, where would the sense of smell be? 18 But in fact God has arranged the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be. 16 And if the ear should say, 'Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body,' it would not for that reason cease to be part of the body. 15 If the foot should say, 'Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body,' it would not for that reason cease to be part of the body. 14 Now the body is not made up of one part but of many. 13 For we were all baptized by one Spirit into one body-whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free-and we were all given the one Spirit to drink.

12 The body is a unit, though it is made up of many parts and though all its parts are many, they form one body. 11 All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, and he gives them to each one, just as he determines. 8 To one there is given through the Spirit the message of wisdom, to another the message of knowledge by means of the same Spirit, 9 to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit, 10 to another miraculous powers, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in different kinds of tongues, and to still another the interpretation of tongues. 7 Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good. 6 There are different kinds of working, but the same God works all of them in all men. 5 There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. 4 There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit. 3 Therefore I tell you that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, 'Jesus be cursed,' and no one can say, 'Jesus is Lord,' except by the Holy Spirit.

2 You know that when you were pagans, somehow or other you were influenced and led astray to mute idols. For all these that we are one in are all greater than any potential difference.ģ.Bible Gateway 1 Corinthians 12 :: NIV 1 Corinthians 12 1 Now about spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be ignorant. Don’t let the little differences break the beautiful unity we have in Jesus. The one God who is over all, in all and living through all.īe reminded to live as one. And that faith is welcomed in by one baptism as we are made new in our one true God. And that hope is heaven with our one Lord and we are saved by one faith. For this Spirit that raised Jesus from the dead is the one that lives in us. This same Spirit is the one that gives us a peace that surpasses all understanding and reassures but also gives us great power. The same Spirit that works within each and every one of us moving, interceding and guiding our lives. And while that Spirit may move differently within the individuals of the body, it is the same. And the beautiful thing is, you can’t join it but you can be born into it. While we may separate ourselves and call our church Evangelical, Lutheran, Reformed etc, there is but one church.

But Paul states there are a few non-negotiables to unite on and those are what are truly essential to the faith and our salvation. We can disagree on things like the rapture or whether Jesus was born in a cave or a barn. Different cultures, life styles, and even values, and while we may not agree on every issue within the church, that is okay! We are to just keep the unity of the Spirit. The body of Christ is made up of many individuals, all different and unique. Ephesians 4:3 states to be united in the Spirit binding ourselves together in peace. In this passage in Ephesians, Paul is calling us to unity in the body of Christ. “There is one body and one Spirit, just as also you were called in one hope of your calling one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all who is over all and through all and in all.” - Ephesians 4:4-6

One spirit one body