...till we all come to the UNITY OF THE FAITH and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ; that we should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting... - Eph 4:13-14 (emphasis added)
If peace and unity are achieved at the expense of truth, that kind of peace and unity is sensual, earthly and demonic.
The Bible encourages peace and unity, but not at the expense of truth. The purpose of the 4-fold (or some say 5-fold) ministries is to equip the believers not just to do the work of the ministry, but also that we will come to the unity of THE faith. This Faith is referring to the truth of who Christ is and what He did.
The following verse expounds why we need to have unity of the faith —— “that we should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine...”
The next time if someone asks you to compromise on truth so that you can establish peace and unity, ask him to “get behind thee” because that thought is sensual, earthly and demonic.
P.S: The motivation for truth must be Love.
