We, Being Many, Are One Body
The sermon emphasizes the unity and oneness of believers in Christ, which cannot be broken, and is based on the Holy Ghost.
G.W. North emphasizes the profound truth of Christian communion, highlighting that true unity among believers transcends denominational divides and schism, which God condemns. He explains that while believers may be separated into different groups on earth, they are all part of one body in Christ, gathered in the spiritual assembly in heaven. The sermon calls for a deeper discernment of the body of Christ and affirms that true communion is rooted in the Holy Spirit, uniting all believers in grace and love. North celebrates the completeness of this communion, which includes the body, blood, and Spirit of Christ, affirming that believers are one with God.
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What truth! What a Communion! Such a communion is The Communion indeed. The breach has been made, the gap closed, the way made clear and the end achieved, Hallelujah! By this we see the immensity of the folly and sin of schism. God hates and condemns it. Schism is that which breaks the Communion among men. Difference of opinion does not, but deliberate schism does, Its worst feature is that it appears (if it does not attempt) to falsify the truth that The Communion cannot be broken ever again.
O how great is the need amongst us to discern the body of Christ in these days. Praise God, Communion does not rest upon denominational emphases or exclusivism, or the various 'communions' of men, but is of the Holy Ghost. We who are regenerate have all been made perfect in one and are come to the general assembly and Church of the firstborn ones written in heaven. The full gathering is there. On earth we are of necessity separated into little groups, but there on Mount Zion we are all gathered together, one large assembly around the throne in New Jerusalem, with an innumerable company of angels and perfected spirits in the presence of God the Judge of all and of Jesus the mediator of the New Covenant and the speaking blood. Our communion is in the Spirit with the Father and with His Son through grace and love.
The Communion is entire. It is of the whole body. We all together with our Head are the Christ's body; the body and the blood and the Spirit are all ours now. We with God, Father, Son and Holy Ghost, are all one. That is the Communion. Hallelujah"
Sermon Outline
- The Communion of the Body of Christ
- The Full Gathering of the Body of Christ
- Our Communion with God
- Regenerate believers are made perfect in one
- The Communion is in the Spirit with the Father and the Son
- We are all one with God, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost
- The Communion is entire, of the whole body
Key Quotes
“By this we see the immensity of the folly and sin of schism.” — G.W. North
“The Communion is entire. It is of the whole body.” — G.W. North
“We with God, Father, Son and Holy Ghost, are all one.” — G.W. North
Application Points
- We must discern the body of Christ and recognize our unity in Him.
- Schism is a serious sin that breaks the Communion among men.
- We are all one with God, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, and this unity is the foundation of our Communion.