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one God and Father of all, who is over all, and through all, and in us all.
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The Foundation of Unity
Commentators unanimously agree that this verse presents the ultimate reason for Christian unity. As scholars like Spurgeon and Calvin emphasize, if there were multiple gods or fathers, divisions might be justified. However, because all believers share the single, supreme loyalty to the one God and Father, they are called to live in harmony as one spiritual family.
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Ephesians
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18th Century
Presbyterian
One God. The same God; therefore, there should be unity. Were there many gods to be worshipped, there could be no more hope of unity than …
One God and Father of all (εις θεος κα πατηρ παντων). Not a separate God for each nation or religion. One God for all men. See her…
19th Century
Anglican
One God and Father of all. Necessarily, through the Son, we pass to the Father (as the Lord Himself invariably teaches us to do), …
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Baptist
There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of a…
The last in the ascending scale is the “Father.” He is not associated with other unities like the one Spirit and the one Lord. He stands alone. The…
16th Century
Protestant
One God and Father of all. This is the main argument, from which all the rest flow. How is it that we are united by faith, by baptism, or …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
One God and Father of all That there is but one God is the voice of nature and of revelation; and may be concluded f…
Nothing is urged more earnestly in the Scriptures than to walk in a manner worthy of those called to Christ's kingdom and glory. By lowliness, unde…
