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Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Ephesians 4:4-6

2. Three motives to the preservation of the unity in the SpiritEphesians 4:4-16a. The working of the Triune God in the Church(Ephesians 4:4-6)4There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called [as ye were also called] 5in one hope of your calling; One Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6One God and Father of all, who is above [over]8 all, and through all, and in you all [in all].EXEGETICAL AND CRITICALConnection.—These three verses are joined to what precedes without any connecting particle,... read more

Alexander MacLaren

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Ephesians 4:5

EPHESIANS THE THREEFOLD UNITY Eph_4:5 The thought of the unity of the Church is very prominent in this epistle. It is difficult for us, amidst our present divisions, to realise how strange and wonderful it then was that a bond should have been found which drew together men of all nations, ranks, and characters. Pharisee and philosopher, high-born women and slaves, Roman patricians and gladiators, Asiatic Greeks and Syrian Jews forgot their feuds and sat together as one in Christ. It is no... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Ephesians 4:1-10

Keeping the “Unity of the Spirit” Ephesians 4:1-10 Paul here admonishes lowliness in the presence of another’s excellence; meekness in suffering injury; long-suffering under provocation; forbearance toward the trying mistakes and failures of others. Remember that the unity of the Church, as the body of Christ, is already made; but it is for us to maintain it. We must avoid whatever in word or deed would break it. There are seven different bonds of unity, but of these the greatest is the... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Ephesians 4:1-32

The apostle at once proceeded to apply this great doctrine to the present life of the Church. From the heavenly calling he passed to the earthly conduct. The matter of first importance is maintenance of the unity of the Spirit. The fact of that unity is then declared. 'There is one body, and one Spirit"; the function of the instrument so described is revealed in the words, "one hope of your calling." He then showed how the unity is created: "one Lord," the Object of faith; "one faith,"... read more

Robert Neighbour

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Ephesians 4:1-32

The Higher Christian Life Ephesians 4:1-32 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. A prisoner of the Lord. One would hardly expect to find a prisoner in a Roman jail, the author of such a remarkable letter. We are accustomed to think of prisoners as men who are versed in crime. Paul, however, was a prisoner of the Lord. He was in prison, not because of his guilt, but because of his righteousness, and, withal his faithfulness to Christ. From the prison jail, Bunyan wrote as one sent of God. Behind the prison... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 4:3

CHRISTIAN UNITY‘The unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.’ Ephesians 4:3‘Ye are one,’ the Apostle would say, ‘one in Christ Jesus, therefore live and walk as one.’ Two points here suggest themselves for our consideration. I. In what does true Christian unity consist?( a) True unity admits of great variety in outward form.( b) True unity admits of considerable independence of action.( c) True unity depends upon the whole body being permeated by one spirit. II. How can true unity be best... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 4:4-6

THE APPEAL FOR UNITY‘There is one body, and one Spirit, even as also ye 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-Joshua : (R. V.) The great dangers we are in by reason of the existence of separated Christian bodies lay beyond the horizon of the Apostles. But the seeds of these ‘unhappy divisions’ were already in the soil, though centuries had to elapse before they bore... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Ephesians 4:1-3

‘I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to walk worthily of the calling with which you have been called. With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love. Giving diligence to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.’ Paul continues his theme of the oneness of the people of God. They have been called to be one in Christ (Ephesians 2:11-22; Ephesians 3:6). All history is devoted to their cause (Ephesians 1:3-12). Thus they must work worthily of... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Ephesians 4:1-16

Exhortation to Oneness (4:1-16). Paul calls on them therefore now to be as one, and walk worthily of their calling. read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Ephesians 4:4

‘There is one body, and one Spirit, even 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.’ It may well be that this sevenfold list was regularly recited in some form in a recognised creed in Christian gatherings. It gives the impression of a repetitive statement. ‘One body.’ Paul now stresses that the oneness of His people is based on the oneness of the bases for their faith. Thus ‘one... read more

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Ephesians 4:4-6

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Ephesians 4:5

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Ephesians 4:1-10

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Ephesians 4:1-32

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Ephesians 4:1-32

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 4:3

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 4:4-6

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Ephesians 4:1-3

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Ephesians 4:1-16

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Ephesians 4:4

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