SUMMARY:
In this day, the sons are called to be one, as the Father and the Son are one. Since the first-century church Christ has provided the way for oneness. To the extent that we are open in our hearts to one another, the fullness of Christ creates the oneness. Every part of the Body of Christ is needed to contribute to that flow of oneness. We open our hearts to be perfected in this oneness.
SHOW NOTES:
The will of God for us is that we all may be one.
When Christ said, “It is finished,” He was pointing to the fact that everything had been given for His believers to become one.
The provision of Christ's presence to be one has not been perfected or the world would have believed in Jesus Christ.
The Scriptures reveal that the provision for oneness is in the earth, we just need to believe by faith and make the commitment to become one.
Our relationships should be the practical application of this oneness as we relate and function in our families, churches and other connections.
The first-century church was an example, as they were of one heart and soul. (Acts 4:32). Thousands were brought into the church, because they witnessed the fullness of oneness in those believers.
In every instance that we see barriers to the oneness, we need to determine to break down those barriers in ourselves and in our brothers.
Christ's final prayer before His resurrection was that we be one—let us answer that call with all our hearts.
QUOTATIONS:
The fullness of Christ is already in the earth—in the Body of Christ.
To the extent that we are open in our hearts to one another, that creates the oneness.
God has already put His fullness the Body of Christ, but because of schisms, division, or whatever, we're not receiving.
The hard hurdle is to be open to your brother with all his faults, “problems.”
If we're not walking in it—not by theory, not by faith, but by actual experience—we have to look to ourselves, because the problem is not in Christ; the problem is within us.
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