Four Earnest Pleas for Unity

I. The Four Exhortations

A.  Consolation in Christ or comfort in Christ This thought links with verse 5.

B.  Comfort of love
    This thought links with verses 2, 14, 15.

C.  Fellowship of the Spirit
    This thought links with verses 3, 4
    
    
D.  Affection and Mercy
    Inward affection and sympathy.  

II. Biblical Unity Ephesians 4:1-6

A.  Seven “One's”  v. 4-6

    1.  The first three deal with our relations to each other

        
    2.  The next three are Trinitarian 
        
        
    3.  The Father is described in as our Father.	


B.  How to Achieve Spiritual Unity  v. 2

    1.  Humility and Meekness  v. 2

    2.  Longsuffering  v. 2

    3.  Bearing with one another in love