In our passage today we are reminded by Paul that we are to pursue unity in the body of Christ. He shows us how our walk is displayed and then defined. It’s displayed by having a walk of humility, of gentleness, of patience, of bearing with others in love. When we let the Spirit of God develop those in us, the result is peace.
Another aspect of this unity is in the giftedness of the believer. The church has been given gifted men to lead them to spiritual maturity so that they in turn would use their spiritual gift to benefit the rest of the body of Christ so that they are motivated to spiritual maturity, the result of which is unity.
How are we doing?