gether for the faith of the
gospel." Phil. 1:27. "Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the
same love, being of one accord, of one mind." Phil. 2:2. "For as we have
many members in one body, and all the members have not the same office: so
we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of
another." Rom. 12:4, 5.

"Other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring,
... and there shall be one fold and one shepherd." John 10:16. The Savior
was here speaking of the Gentiles and the Jews. Before the coming of
Christ there was a partition wall between these two nations, but Jesus
came to break down the middle wall of partition, so there should be
neither Jew nor Greek, bond nor free, male nor female: but all one in
Christ Jesus. Gal. 3:28. "For as the body is one, and hath many members,
and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is
Christ. For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be
Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to
drink into one Spirit." 1 Cor. 12:12, 13.

The "many members" here referred to are individual Christians, and not the
ecclesiastical bodies now extant, as some do ignorantly teach. "But now
are they many members, yet but one body." 1 Cor. 12:20. In the fifteenth
and sixteenth verses the apostle uses the physical body of man with its
dependent members to illustrate the one body of Christ. These members work
in blissful harmony and are dependent upon each other. A destruction of
one member impairs the whole body. This is not illustrative of the
different denominations; they are not dependent upon each other.
Oftentimes they are opposed to each other, and thrive better when others
are destroyed.

"And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are
called in one body, and be ye thankful." Col. 3:15.

I am thankful that we are called as humble followers of the Lamb, into one
body only, where the peace of God rules in every heart. "Now therefore ye
are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints,
and of the household of God." Eph. 2:19. God has a household of saints
here upon the earth where peace rules. A contentious, quarrelsome, divided
family is no part of God's united household. One family in heaven and
earth. Eph. 3:15. It is with great reluctancy that we pass by so many
beautiful texts upon this subject, but we will only quote