Let us make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit.

There are three types of people in the church community:

(1) peace-maker, (2) peace-breaker, (3) peace-keeper.

We should not be peace-breakers.  Instead, we must be peacekeepers.  We must be peacemakers.

There must be peace in the church community.

As members of the community,

we must make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit (Eph. 4:3).

In order to do so, we must be completely humble and gentle (v. 2).

And we must be patient, bearing with one another in love (v. 2).

Why aren’t we bearing one another?  Why aren’t we forgiving each other?

If we are becoming those who break the peace of the community

because of hate, pride and impatience,

Then we will never be able to please God.

In order to please Him, we must love each other.

We must be completely humble, gentle, forgive each other

and show tolerance for one another in love.

As God has forgiven me and tolerated such sinner like me,

We must forgive and tolerate each other sincerely.

In doing so, we we be able to keep the peace of the community.

Let’s love each other with the affection of Jesus Christ (Phil. 1:8).