Expressions of Unity in the Body of Christ in Idaho Falls, Part 3
The reality of the unity of the body of Christ is stated in numerous passages in Scripture, such as Ephesians 4:4, “ There is one body and one Spirit, just as also you were called in one hope of your calling.” While the unity of the body of Christ is a spiritual reality, Scripture recognizes (and church history amply records) forces that divide the body of Christ in a given location, marring its witness to the nature of God and the gospel. Scripture exhorts believers to be of the same mind, [1] and Jesus commands His followers to love one another. Jesus also prayed that His disciples would be “perfected in unity, so that the world may know that You sent Me…” (John 17:23). While the unity Jesus refers to in John 17 is foremost a unity with Him, as He is the head of His body, fellowship with Him implies connections to and working with the members of His body. And to be His witness to a city, in this case Idaho Falls, the more the body of Christ in Idaho Falls displays that uni