ephesians
: 3: "being diligent to preserve the
of the
in the bond
."
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with all humility and gentleness; with patience bearing with one another in love; being diligent to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace

Explanation:

In the Christianity of our time, there is a need for unity. But in the history of religion, we constantly find confirmation that a large number of religions led to separation and distracted people from biblical truth.

Preserving church unity means preserving the visible unity of the Church. This is the meaning of the apostle's exhortation - to preserve the relationship of love (in the union of the peace, which means the peace that binds us into a single whole) in the unity that God created.

in the 1800s, chinese workers migrated to the united states, first to work in the gold mines, but also to take agricultural jobs, and factory work, especially in the garment industry. chinese immigrants were particularly instrumental in building railroads in the american west, and as chinese laborers grew successful in the united states, a number of them became entrepreneurs in their own right. as the numbers of chinese laborers increased, so did the strength of anti-chinese sentiment among other workers in the american economy. this finally resulted in legislation that aimed to limit future immigration of chinese workers to the united states, and threatened to sour diplomatic relations between the united states and china.