KEY SCRIPTURE: John 17:20 KJV Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word;

Every one of us who now believes in the Lord Jesus, came to faith in Him through what has been passed on from generations past to our era. We are among all those the Lord prayed for in our key scripture. This implied everything He prayed for refers to us as well. We must take note of them and apply our lives to all His concerns. In this series of studies, we have made mention of some of the areas that His disciples have come to know. We must also know them and live our lives by them. Whatever He  desired for them, is applicable to us now.

A recap of some of the areas He mentioned. One of the things He talked about was that He had given all the words the Father gave to Him to them. The import of this statement is that we must also come to terms with the truth of the scriptures, such that no one through any cunning means would be able to take any of us captive. Our world is controlled by Satan and so He has inspired many to teach heresies, against the truth Col 2:8 KJV “Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.”

The next major concern of the Lord in His prayer was the unity of His church. The Church cannot afford not to be united. The church’s unity is its glory. The church cannot be powerful without a united front.

There are some groups who do not believe in the basic tenets of faith of the church like the deity of our Lord Jesus, salvation by grace through faith in the finished work of our Lord Jesus, and others. Such groups cannot be considered as part of the church, but we do our best to win them to the Lord. No Christian group or church should attack another church, because it bears another name, no! We have one Lord over us all, and must always acknowledge that. Certain doctrinal differences that have nothing to do with the basic tenets of faith should not make us enemies. We are still under the same Lord, the same Holy Spirit, and the same Father over us all.

THOUGHT: OUR UNITY IS PARAMOUNT, MAINTAIN IT

FURTHER STUDIES

Eph 4:3 ,4 KJV” Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;”

1Co 12:25 KJV ” That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another.”