The one body is the one church Eph

• The “one body” is the one church (Eph. 1: 22 -23) the Jesus promised (Matt. 16: 18), purchased (Acts 20: 28) and established in Acts 2 • Every time the Bible speaks about “the body, ” it is always singular (1 Cor. 12: 12 -13, 20; Rom. 12: 4 -5; Eph. 2: 16; 3: 6; 5: 23; Col. 1: 18; 3: 15) • The one body has only one head = Christ (Eph. 5: 23; 1: 22 -23; Col. 1: 18), and the head (Christ) has only one body • To be “in Christ” is to be in His body (Rom. 6: 3 -4, 23; Eph. 1: 3 -11, 22 -23; Gal. 3: 26 -27) • There is “one body, ” in which all Christians are united (Eph. 2: 11 -18; Gal. 3: 26 -29) • His one body/church is the one to which He adds all of His saved (Acts 2: 41 -47) • His one body/church is to have no divisions (1 Cor. 1: 10)

• Because there is only one body/church: − “Any” church is not good enough to Christ! − There are not “many” churches acceptable to Him! − There is not “another” church other than His one church!

• The “one Spirit” is the Holy Spirit, a member of the Godhead (Mt. 3: 16 -17; 28: 19 -20) • The Holy Spirit is “the Spirit of truth” (John 14: 17; 15: 26; 16: 13), “the Helper” (14: 26; 16: 7), who was sent after Jesus’ ascension to “teach” and “remind” the apostles of “all things” (14: 26) and “guide” them “into all truth” (16: 13) • The Holy Spirit is the “one” who revealed the Word of God (=the will of God) to man (1 Cor. 2: 9 -13), making known the eternal purpose of God for mankind (Eph. 3: 1 -12) • The one Holy Spirit revealed only “one” Word from God (Gal. 6: 16; 2 Pet. 1: 20 -21) • The one Holy Spirit did not reveal conflicting doctrines (1 John 4: 1 -6) • To claim that the Holy Spirit leads one to preach or practice something different from the revealed Word is presumptuous and completely false (Gal. 1: 6 -10) • The “one Spirit” does not speak directly or privately to man today, for to do so would be to add to a revelation that God said is “all things” (2 Pet. 1: 3)

• Because there is only one Spirit who revealed one message: − “Any” message is not good enough! − There are not “many” messages that are acceptable to God! − There is not “another” message other than the one in the Bible!

• Believe that Jesus is God’s Son – John 8: 24 • Repent of your sins and turn to God – Acts 3: 19 • Confess your faith in Jesus Christ – Romans 10: 9 -10 • Be immersed into Christ – Galatians 3: 27 − God will forgive all of your sins – Acts 2: 38 − God will add you to His church – Acts 2: 47 − God will enroll you in heaven – Hebrews 12: 23 • Walk faithfully on God’s path to heaven – 1 John 1: 7