9. Ephesians 4:4-10 Unity in Diversity + PDF Discussion Guide

Christ gave every believer the gift of grace to be able to live out Ephesians 4:1-2. We certainly need the grace! Also implied is that each of us is given a grace gift from Christ, a spiritual gift, to enable us to serve the church.

The “but” (de, 4:7) is a strong adversative that means to the contrary or on the other hand. Verses 1-6 deal with the unity of the church, “but” within this unity there is a great diversity of spiritual gifts, all given to help unify the church. There is the “each one” (4:7) versus the “all” (4:6). “Paul thus moves from the unity of believers to the uniqueness of believers” (MacArthur, p. 134).