Christ The King Free Lutheran

Sermon for Trinity 17. The Scripture readings are Proverbs 25:6-14; Ephesians 4:1-6; and Luke 14:1-11.Our text today, when it talks about unity and being one, refers to the unity that exists between Christians. This unity between Christians is twofold.First, there is a unity that all Christians simply have. We could call this a ‘vertical unity’ and consists of how sinners are united with God. Christians are nothing more than sinners who were by nature children of wrath (Eph. 2:3). Christians of all time and in all places are united by the one faith in Jesus who is our Savior, the only Savior. Because Jesus is the only Savior, we are united in Christ who is the Way, the Truth, and the Life and the only access we have to God the Father (Jn. 14:6). When the Holy Spirit works faith in us, this unity simply exists.The second unity is the unity that all Christians are to strive for. We can call this a horizontal unity and how we as Christians are united with one another. This unity is of conviction and true confess