It is natural and easy to be segregated and separated based on various differences. It is very difficult and even impossible, without the new birth and life in Christ, for people who are diametrically opposed to each other to become one.

The oneness in Jesus Christ crosses all boundaries and separations. Anyone with the faith of Jesus Christ can immediately enjoy the innate oneness with another who has the faith of Jesus, regardless of differing political or doctrinal views.

Believers usually only have fellowship with those in their own church or group. This segregation is divisive. Intentional actions are needed to go visit and fellowship with believers that are not in their regular group. This greeting will grow the one fellowship of Jesus Christ which is the oneness of the body.

Today, most believers are segregated and isolated in their church or in their home. If believers accept Paul's directive to seek out other believers and greet them, the Lord will have a way to build up the assembly, His body. Although there are so many churches and Christian groups today, believers can still heed Paul's command to go and greet fellow believers in other groups. In God's eyes all of His children are in one family, in the one body of Christ. As such, believers should not acknowledge any division.

We are all different expressions of one reality, different songs of one singer, different dances of one dancer, different paintings – but the painter is one.

A believer with the fruit of the Spirit is certainly one with all the believers in the body, and a joy for all people to be around.