ONE LORD †
ONE FAITH †
ONE BAPTISM
ONE CHURCH
ONE LORD
We know that there is
only one God, the Father, who created everything. And there is only one
Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom God made everything and through whom we
have been given life.
ONE FAITH
We are neither Jew nor
Gentile. We are neither slave nor free. We are neither male or
female. We are neither Black or White or Red or Yellow. Our love for
one another will prove to the world that we are Christ's disciples.
ONE BAPTISM
We were all baptized by
one Spirit into one Church. God sent the Spirit of his Son, Jesus, into
our hearts. Even though we are many persons, we are one family in
Christ. Now we can call God our dear Father, and we can call each other
brothers and sisters.
ONE CHURCH
Be
reconciled to God by being reconciled to each other. Build strong bonds
of friendship with someone of a different color.
Be
kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving one another, just as God
also forgives you.
Get together regularly with the whole family of Christ; include
believers who are racially and culturally diverse.
Dress up like Jesus. Put on a coat of many colors by embracing diverse
cultural worship expressions.
Think and act differently. Be transformed by changing your old way of
thinking. Be like Jesus.
Don't hold on to resentment and personal preferences. Don't use past
wrongs to justify your actions and beliefs.
Agree together. End racial divisions. Be united by the same mind and
purpose…to be Jesus' beloved community of multiracial inclusion.
Imagine the power expressed
by true faith, and the complete freedom of personal spirituality when the
effects of the social constraints of race are removed. The Holy Spirit
can and will work within you to transform you further into the image of
Christ, through the renewal of your mind. Learning to transcend this
social constraint, to embrace everyone regardless of race or color in an
inclusive and respectful way is
what Jesus Christ demonstrated. In order
to be free of the divisive, isolationist aspects of race in America,
Christians must therefore learn about what Jesus has to say about
relationships in general.
We seek to understand and practice
what Jesus teaches about how to love one another, and how to live out
biblical faith, true Christianity, in accordance with God's values and
Christ's teachings. When community encompasses Christ's love by welcoming and including persons of
diverse races, colors and cultures, and practices the spiritual teachings
of service, sacrifice, confession, forgiveness, repentance and
reconciliation, the beloved community of multiracial inclusion is
realized.
