Unity in the body of Christ

Ephesians 4:1-16

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.

So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, to equip his 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 people in their deceitful scheming.  Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of 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.

Why?

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. This is the attitude of a Christian.

The Holy Spirit gives us everyone different talents and positions, the purpose is to build the body of Christ, the church. Christ is the head of the Church.

We need to grow up in Spirit, we can always be like the baby, can't live out to care for others, and take responsibility. 

The primary call is to unity。 There are seven elements of unity: one body, one Spirit, one hope, one God Jesus Christ and one Father the Lord, one faith, and one baptism.

七個合一的要素（4:4-6）身體只有一個，聖靈只有一個，正如你們蒙召，同有一個指望。一主，一信，一洗，一神

How?

No one is perfect but in the love of Jesus, we all may implement to one body of Christ! Give honor to the Lord.