Ephesians 4:5 (DRB)

Passage

One Lord, one faith, one baptism.

Nearby Context

Ephesians 4:3 Careful to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

Ephesians 4:4 One body and one Spirit: as you are called in one hope of your calling.

Ephesians 4:5 One Lord, one faith, one baptism.

Ephesians 4:6 One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in us all.

Ephesians 4:7 But to every one of us is given grace, according to the measure of the giving of Christ.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "faith", "lord", and "baptism". It is saying that salvation is received as God's gift through faith, so boasting is pushed out by the wording itself.

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "One body and one Spirit as you..." into verse 6's "One God and Father of all who...", so "faith" and "lord" belong inside that flow. In Ephesians context, the local focus is grace, union with Christ, the church, and new creation.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "faith" and "lord" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.