The Seven Ones of the Church

In the letter to the Ephesians Paul summed up what we know to be the foundational truths of the New Testament Church.

The Sevenfold Unity of the Spirit

There is one body and one Spirit, just as also you were called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all who is over all and through all and in all. Ephesians 4:4-6

In which we see Christ to be the central element:

One BODY

One SPIRIT

One HOPE

One LORD

One FAITH

One BAPTISM

One GOD AND FATHER

Here we see also the TRINITY portrayed in our midst.

One BODY

One SPIRIT

One HOPE

One LORD

One FAITH

One BAPTISM

One GOD AND FATHER

So many great and truly deep truths to be mined from this letter to the Ephesians. Here it is through Paul that our Lord has given to us The Dispensation of the Mystery.

Letters to Us

Some truths should be so obvious it is a wonder they are not common knowledge. More than that it is a shame that they are not.

"If there is one part of Holy Writ in which Christian believers should soak their minds and hearts, it is that part which is written exclusively to them and about them, namely the "Christian Church Epistles".(1)

The letters which Paul wrote to the Church are God's teaching for us about our individual relationship with Christ, and how we are to live and relate every day as members of His Body.
Within his letters Paul also describes the provisions for organization, teaching and leadership of the body. Baxter goes on to say,

Similarly, if there is one part to which Christian ministers should revert again and again, it is these four "Pastoral Epistles".

Within the Pastoral Epistle of Timothy we find, "All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work. (2 Tim 3:16,17 NASB)

The foundation for the building of the Pauline Paradigm is found in these things.

Baxter, J. Sidlow, The Strategic Grasp of the Bible, p.134