Re: Verse reading–Ephesians 4:1-16 (day three)
“Then we will no longer be infants.” Our destiny is to live with one another as fully capable human beings in a good universe sustained by the living God. If we refuse to live with one another now, though, we will not progress beyond infancy of character. The Bible talks of a future of reigning with God, but without maturity, that will never happen. And without one another, maturity will not take hold. All of the characteristics of a godly life are characteristics that take shape only in community: We can’t love in isolation; we can’t exercise patience without someone to wait on; we can’t live humbly alone; we can’t bear another’s burden when no one is around. It is no wonder that the second-greatest command after the love of God is the love of neighbor as oneself. Our future depends on it.
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