Unity in the Community

The Gospel in Three Words:
Alienation – Reconciliation - Integration

1. We are United as Fellow-Citizens in God's Kingdom (2:19)
   A Political Metaphor

2. We are United as Children in God's Family (2:19)
   A Social Metaphor

3. We are United as Living Stones in God's Growing Temple (2:20-22)

An Architectural Metaphor