“There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.” —Galatians 3:28

In the light of this truth, Psalm 133 (brethren dwelling in unity) gains new depth. The believers who dwell together in unity–by abiding in Christ through spiritual practice–are not bound by genealogy but by identity. We are united because we share the same Life. Christ has become the new Adam, the head of a new humanity, and we are His body.

To “dwell together” (yashav gam-yachad) in Hebrew suggests more than coexistence—it means to inhabit, to share presence. In Christ, we dwell together within the same anointing, the same divine household. Our unity is not achieved through effort but inherited through incorporation into His body, His identity. We do not manufacture it; we simply accept it as fact and demonstrate (receive) it through practice.

As the Sorbonne theologians often observed in their patristic analyses:

“L’unité véritable ne se forge pas dans l’accord des opinions, mais dans la participation à la même vie.”

Translated, that means true unity is not forged in agreement of opinions but in participation in the same life–the life of Yeshuah-Christ.

This echoes the early Church Fathers’ conviction that Christian unity is ontological (essence of being-ness), not organisational—it flows from being in Christ, not merely being beside one another practicing empty liturgies.

PRAYER OF UNITY IN CHRIST

Lord Jesus,
You who have broken every dividing wall,
teach us to live from the oneness You have already given.
Let our hearts recognise one another not by gender, tribe, or thought,
but by the shared breath of Your Spirit inhabiting us as we breathe the air of heaven.

May we no longer strive to create man-made, organisational or political unity,
but awaken to the unity that is already You—
the quiet river of divine life flowing through all who are Yours.
As the oil upon Aaron’s beard ran down to the edge of his garments,
let Your anointing overflow from head to body,
binding us in a fragrance of holy kinship.

Forgive us, Lord, for mistaking uniformity for harmony,
and agreement for love.
Grant that we may see in every brother and sister
the reflection of Your Son—the Firstborn of the new creation.

Teach us to dwell together (yashav gam-yachad)
in the simplicity of Your shared presence,
to abide not beside one another, but within You through abiding prayer,
where no boundary remains—
neither Jew nor Greek, male nor female, slave nor free—
only the shining image of Christ made manifest in us all.

Amen.

The question is not do we agree? No, the question is and has always been, Am I abiding in Christ through my prayerful spiritual service (Rom. 12:1)?