Re:Verse passage – Ephesians 4:1-6 (day six)
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. Ephesians 4:4-6
What God was doing in the Church was revolutionary. Nowhere else on the planet could men, women, children, slaves, Jews, and Gentiles come together as equals. God created a new multi-ethnic family not defined by social class, gender, ethnicity, or even age but by Jesus.
No one had seen anything like it. Ever. Not only was the diversity of this assembly revolutionary, but more so was how they related to one another. Pride and power were exchanged for humility and gentleness. Division and control were exchanged for unity and patience. There was belonging instead of fear and autonomy. They began to live together at the speed of Jesus.
Now, that’s a revolution.
