Ephesians 4:5

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Summary

Ephesians 4:5

One Lord, one faith, one baptism,

One faith

One baptism

General references

Mark 3:24

James 2:19

Bible References

One faith

until we all attain to unity in faith and to perfect knowledge of the Son of God, namely, to a mature manhood and to a perfect measure of Christ's moral stature;

since there is but one God, who will consider the Jews in right standing with Himself, only on condition of their faith, and the heathen peoples on the same condition.

For if anybody comes along and preaches another Jesus than the one I preached, or you receive another spirit different from the one you did receive or a glad message different from the one you did accept, you listen to it all right!

I am astonished that you are beginning so soon to turn away from Him who called you by the favor of Christ, to a different good news,

For in union with Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor lack of it counts for anything; but only faith that is spurred on to action by love.

Paul, a slave of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to stimulate faith in God's chosen people and to lead them on to a full knowledge of religious truth,

You must not forget your former leaders, for it was they who brought you the message of God. Consider how they closed their lives; imitate their faith.

But someone may say, "You have faith, and I have good deeds. Show me your faith without any good deeds, but I will show you mine by my good deeds."

Simon Peter, a slave and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who through the righteousness of our God and Saviour Jesus Christ have obtained the same precious faith that we have:

Dearly beloved, while I was doing my best to begin writing you about our common salvation, I found it necessary to write and urge you to carry on a vigorous defense of the faith that was once for all entrusted to God's people.

One baptism

Go then and make disciples of all the nations, baptize them into the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit,

Or, do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into union with Christ Jesus have been baptized into His death?

For by one Spirit all of us, Jews or Greeks, slaves or freemen, have been baptized into one body, and were all imbued with one Spirit.

For all of you are sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.

and then have fallen by the wayside -- it is impossible, I say, to keep on restoring them to their first repentance, since they continue to crucify the Son of God to their detriment and hold Him up to contempt.

Baptism, which corresponds to this figure, now saves you, too -- I do not mean the mere removal of physical stains, but the craving for a clear conscience toward God -- through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,

General references

If a kingdom is disunited, that kingdom cannot last.

Do you believe in one God? Very well; the demons, too, believe that, and shudder.