Ephesians
4:14 (NLT) states “Then we will no longer be like children, forever
changing our minds about what we believe because someone has told us
something different or because someone has cleverly lied to us and
made the lie sound like the truth.”
As
we as a church often struggle with being deceived, this text
resonated with me. The use of the word “then” indicates that
there is a basis for this statement: what (then) is the secret to
not being fickle or deceived?
Unity
amongst Christians is the reason given in the text. Verses 2-3 state
“be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance
for each other’s faults because of your love. Always keep
yourselves united in the Holy Spirit, and bind yourselves together
with peace.” Furthermore, those in the church are being equipped
“until we come to such knowledge of God’s Son that we will be
mature and full grown in the Lord, measuring up to the full stature
of Christ.” (v. 13)
This
gives me something to think about. How does
this text relate to how we often don’t
work together with other Christians and/or have the tendency to think
that our own church is (always) right and best? How good are
such things when seen in light of Eph 4:14?
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