UNITY MATTERS
Unity matters to God. The Father does not want his kids to squabble. Disunity disturbs him. Why? Because “all people will know that you are my followers if you love each other” John 13:35. Unity creates belief. How will the world believe that Jesus was sent by God? Not if we agree with other. Not if we solve every controversy. Not if we are unanimous on each vote. Not if we never make a doctrinal error. But if we love one another. Unity creates belief. Disunity fosters disbelief. Who wants to board the ship of bickering sailors? Life on the ocean may be rough, but at least the waves don’t call us names. Paul Billheimer may very well be right when he says: “The continuous and widespread fragmentation of the Church has been the scandal of the ages. It has been Satan’s master strategy. The sin of disunity probably has caused more souls to be lost than all other sins combined.” From…
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