4 Therefore I, a prisoner for serving the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of your calling, for you have been called by God. 2 Always be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other’s faults because of your love. 3 Make every effort to keep yourselves united in the Spirit, binding yourselves together with peace. 4 For there is one body and one Spirit, just as you have been called to one glorious hope for the future.
5 There is one Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6 one God and Father of all, who is over all, in all, and living through all.


1. A United Call vs1
 Therefore I, a prisoner for serving the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of your calling, for you have been called by God.



Philippians 1:27  Above all, you must live as citizens of heaven, conducting yourselves in a manner worthy of the Good News about Christ. Then, whether I come and see you again or only hear about you, I will know that you are standing together with one spirit and one purpose, fighting together for the faith, which is the Good News.



2. United Virtues vs 2
Always be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other’s faults because of your love.

Christian Virtues for Unity are:

Humility

Gentleness - Or Meekness in the KJV…

Patience

Allowance -

3. United Elements vs 3-6
Make every effort to keep yourselves united in the Spirit, binding yourselves together with peace. 4 For there is one body and one Spirit, just as you have been called to one glorious hope for the future. 5 There is one Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6 one God and Father of all, who is over all, in all, and living through all.

*Byrun* Ref: One…One…One… the word is repeated seven times, each time attached to a noun. Body..spirit…hope…Lord…faith…baptism…God. As the Christian churches of the twentieth century wrestle with the problem of unity, these verses can be a charter and a guide.

United in the Spirit

United in Peace

United in the Body

United in Hope

United in Jesus

United in Baptism

United in the Father