1. Ephesians 4:5

2.  Ephesians 4:1-3 – “Therefore, I, the prisoner of the Lord, implore you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, showing tolerance for one another in love, being diligent to preserve the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.”

3.  1 Cor. 11:18 – “…when you come together as a church, I hear that divisions exist among you….”  Jude 1:19 – “These are the ones who cause divisions….”

4.  “…with all HUMILITY and GENTLENESS, with PATIENCE, showing TOLERANCE for one another in LOVE, being DILIGENT to preserve the unity of the Spirit in the bond of PEACE.

5.  The Great Unifier  1 Corinthians 12:13 – For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body…and we were all made to drink of one Spirit.

6.  Romans 14:19 – “So then we pursue the things which make for peace and the building up of one another.”

7.  There is one body  Ephesians 1:22-23 – And He put all things in subjection under His feet, and gave Him as head over all things to the church, which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.

8.  Ephesians 1:13-14 -- In Him you also, after listening to the message of truth…having also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise, who is given as a pledge of our inheritance….

9.  Acts 24:15 – “…having a hope in God, which these men cherish themselves, that there shall certainly be a resurrection of both the righteous and the wicked.”

10.  1 Corinthians 8:5-6 – “For even if there are so-called gods whether in heaven or on earth, as indeed there are many gods and many lords, yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom are all things and we exist for Him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we exist through Him.

11.  Jude 3 – “…I felt the necessity to write to you appealing that you contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all handed down to the saints.”

12.  “Retain the standard of sound words which you have heard from me, in the faith and love which are in Christ Jesus.”

13.  Acts 2:38 – “…each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.”

14.  Deuteronomy 6:4-5 – “Hear, O Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord is one! You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.”

15.  “Hold firmly that our faith is identical with that of the ancients. Deny this, and you dissolve the unity of the Church.” Thomas Aquinas