Purposes of Edification

“…till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ...“ Ephesians 4:13. 

In the last post I mentioned that the aim of five ministries were to edify us. Where does edification lead us or what are the aims of it? God’s is intending to bring us all to the unity of faith and also to make us like Christ through knowledge of Him. 

Unity of faith is not that we logically agree in all points, but that we have deep inner convictions and live our lives based on them. Knowledge of Jesus is not some intellectual understanding of what He says, but living that knowledge out, embracing it, enjoying it and staying in it.

All in One

„There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in yoy all...“ Ephesians 4:4-6.

We might belong to different denominations, but we all belong to one Body of Christ. We might be inspired by different Bible passages, but we are filled with one Holy Spirit. We may have different visions for life, work and etc. but we have one hope of Heaven. Why? Well, because we have one faith, one God and one Father. That’s where real Christian unity comes from.