Ephesians 4:1-6 Relating to the Body of Christ, how we interact with other believers
Being a part of the Body of Christ means you are joined with other believers. When we die to self to join Christ we inherit a new family, namely other Christians who have accepted Jesus. Like any family there is going to be some interactions that are not pleasant, some disagreements, some fighting if you will. This is not by design, this is because of sin. We are not called to do anything but love our fellow Brothers and Sisters. If you are having an interpersonal conflict with another believer, you may want to look inward at your heart and make sure you are right with God. We don’t control how others think, act or speak, but we do control our actions, thoughts and words. Many times a genuine “I’m sorry” is all that is needed to fix these issues and to move forward. Sometimes there’s nothing you can do to repair a bad relationship accept pray to God. We are fellow believers, we are one Body. Consider this from Ephesians 4:1-6
“1 I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, 2 With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love; 3 Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. 4 There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; 5 One Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6 One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.”
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An additional challenge may be waiting for the offender to respond in a Godly manner, and knowing that it may never happen. At that time forgiveness is the only option. This is sad because it can damage or destroy a relationship. At that time, the offended one must continue with the mind of Christ and continue with an attitude if forgiveness. Mary
God has a path for each of us. We have to follow the path as best we can no matter how others do at following the path for them. It is exciting to think that the Lord has an individual path for each of us. Forgiving others who have done something to hurt us can be hard especially when they are not apologetic for it, but we are to follow the example set by Jesus, who asked God on the cross to forgive those crucifying Him. If Jesus can forgive someone for unjustly killing Him, I’m sure we can find it in our hearts to forgive others if we perceive them to have wronged us. We must not let the actions of others keep us from obeying and following the Lord.