Oneness In The Triune God
ONENESS IN THE TRIUNE GOD
In the profound prayer of the Lord in John 17 the factors of the genuine oneness of the believ ers are revealed. The first factor is being in the Father's name by the eternal life, and the second is being in the Triune God through sanctifica tion by the holy word (vv. 14-21). The holy word is the sanctifying word. The second stage, or the second ground, of oneness is separation from the world by the word. Although we all have been born of the same Father and into the same fam ily, it is regrettable that many of the brothers and sisters are not home, but have been attracted to worldly things such as surfing, movies, sports, and even gambling. If we have been attracted by such worldly things, although we are all chil dren of the Father and have the same life, it will be difficult for us to keep the genuine oneness because we are still in the world and are unsanc tified. After we have been born again as the chil dren of God, we must be separated from the world by the holy word of the Lord. The word of the Lord has the sanctifying power to sepa rate us from the world. Once we have been