Peter admonishes us to have unity of mind, whether we are the one in authority or the one under the authority of another. To be unified in one mind seems impossible until we realize he is reminding us that we all serve God and are equally his children (1 Peter 3:8).
Paul writes to the Ephesians that Christ gave to the church apostles, pastors and teachers to help us become unified in faith and the knowledge of the Son of God, into mature men and women formed into the fullness of the character of Jesus (Ephesians 4:11-13).
We need to remember, we are not dealing so much with people as we are with God’s messengers, and God takes it very seriously how we deal with his messengers (1 Peter 2:9).
