The church is one body with many members, called
from every nation, kindred, tongue, and people. In Christ we are a new
creation; distinctions of race, culture, learning, and nationality, and
differences between high and low, rich and poor, male and female, must
not be divisive among us. We are all equal in Christ, who by one Spirit
has bonded us into one fellowship with Him and with one another; we are
to serve and be served without partiality or reservation. Through the revelation
of Jesus Christ in the Scriptures we share the same faith and hope, and
reach out in one witness to all. This unity has its source in the oneness
of the triune God, who has adopted us as His children.
Support is found in these Bible passages:
