John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ephesians 4:5
One Lord ,.... The Lord Jesus Christ, who, by right of creation, is Lord of all; and by right of marriage, and redemption, is the one and only Lord of his church and people; he has betrothed them to himself, and is their husband, and so their Lord, whom they are to worship and obey; he has redeemed them, he has bought them with the price of his blood, and therefore they are not their own, but his, and should glorify him both with their bodies and souls, which are his; he is the head of his... read more
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ephesians 4:4
There is one body ,.... The church; in what sense that is a body, and compared to one; see Gill on Ephesians 1:23 . It is called "one" with relation to Jews and Gentiles, who are of the same body, and are reconciled in one body by Christ, and are baptized into it by the Spirit; and with respect to saints above and saints below, who make up one general assembly; and with regard to separate societies; for though there are several particular congregations, yet there is but one church of the... read more