PSALM 133 UNITED

Psalm 133:1 KJV
Behold, how good and how pleasant it is
for brethren to dwell together in unity !

Psalm 119:63 KJV
I am a companion of all them that fear thee,
and of them that keep thy precepts.

The URC Book of Services identifies Psalm 133
for use in relation to Church Unity.
The NRSV translation of Psalm 133:1 reads.......
.....when kindred live together in unity.
So Family unity is included in this statement of the will of God.
This verse has often been quoted in support of
Unity in the local Church.
 The lack of  interdenominational ministry demonstrates that
in practice, lip service is generally given to this verse.
The Revised English Bible translates this verse;-
How good and how pleasant it is
to live together as brothers in unity.
The comradely fellowship found in a religious order
or in a missionary society are good examples of unity.

Hebrews 13:1-2 KJV
1 Let brotherly love continue.
2 Be not forgetful to entertain strangers;
   for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.

So the wider community is to include strangers
and the spiritual occupants of creation !!

True believers are drawn into the unity of the TRINITY;-
in power,
in purpose
and in divine love.
Christian discernment confirms this truth in practice
and exposes the lack of divine love
and absence of divine purpose outside the will of God.

Jesus could say (John 10:30 KJV) ;-
I and my Father are one.

Jesus prays for us (John 17:21 KJV);-
That they all may be one:
as thou Father, art in me
and I in thee,,
that they also may be one in us.....

In the love of Christ, we aspire to
Trinitarian oneness ,
one in the Spirit
and in the love of the Father.