‘One’ Family “一”家人
Author : Rev Ng Eng Keng
Translator: Sister Charis Ong
“There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call”
Christians can come together to worship and fellowship with one another, not because we share the same personality, but because we received the same truth from God, and that encompasses three aspects:
1. ‘One Body’
This refers to the church which consists of God’s people, and it is the body of Christ (Ephesians 1:23). Different members form the ‘body,’ each with its own functions, must be willing to take the initiative to cooperate with one another so that the whole body may move at the same pace.
2. ‘One Spirit’
There is only Holy Spirit, therefore the one that resides in you is the same one that resides in other believers. The Holy Spirit is the foundation upon which brothers and sisters in Christ can love and accept one another. If we rely on external actions only, then our love for one another will be transient and hypocritical. The Holy Spirit is what holds the members of the body of Christ together.
3. ‘One Hope’
Everything that belongs to this ‘body’ is headed towards the ‘one’ hope, which is rich and includes the hope of eternal life (Titus 3:3-7); the second coming of Christ (1 Peter 1:13); the inheritance in heaven (1 Peter 1:3-4); the resurrection in future (1 Corinthians 15:19-20); the reward of glory (Philippians 3:14) and so on.
Dear brothers and sisters, being ‘one body’ does not mean we are all the same. God gave different gifts to each one of us so that while we learn how to be ‘one,’ we also have and express our individuality. There is no contradiction between the two, in fact, they are complementary. Everyone in the church has their own unique personality, but the reason we can become ‘one’ family, to come together as one, is because of the 3 ones in our faith.
文: 黄永庆牧师
“身体只有一个，圣灵只有一位，就像你们蒙召只是藉着一个盼望。”
基督徒能够聚在一起，一起敬拜、一起团契，并非因为我们的性格相近，乃是因为我们有从神那里领受了一个共同的真理，当中包括了三方面：
⒈“同一”身体
这乃是指教会而言，教会是由神的子民所组成的，是基督的身体（弗1：23）。“身体”中有着不同的肢体，而且功能各有不同，因此需要各肢体愿意主动与其他肢体配搭，以至于整个身体能够有同样的步伐前进。
⒉“同一”圣灵
“圣灵”即只有一个，因此住在你心中的圣灵也是住在其他信徒心中的圣灵。“圣灵”成为弟兄姐妹彼此相爱、彼此接纳的共同基础。若我们只是单单倚靠外在的方式，我们彼此间的相爱关系是短暂、是虚伪的。教会中必需有“圣灵”的联系，才能够达成肢体之间的合一。
⒊“同一”盼望
凡属於这个身体的，都向着“一个盼望”迈进，这个“盼望”是非常丰富的，包含了永生的盼望（多3:7）；基督的再来（彼前1:13）；天上的基业（彼前1: 3-4）；将来的复活（林前15:19-20）；荣耀的奖赏（腓3:14）等等。
亲爱的弟兄姐妹，“合一”并不代表“相同”。神把不同恩赐赏赐给基督徒，因此基督徒在操练“合一”的同时，也享有各自的“独特性”。这两者是没有矛盾的，而是相辅相成。教会中的每一个人，都有着自己独特的性格，但我们能够成为“一”家人、成为合一的群体，乃是因为在信仰上的这三个“一”。