If you have been involved in a Church for any period of time, you have had to face disagreement of one form or another. The Bible records what Christ had to say about Christian unity in John 13:35 By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another. In Pauls letter to the emerging Church in Philippi, he praises them for their Church (Philippians 1) But is quick to warn them of the danger of backbiting and decention within the Church as hindering or destroying the Church.
One of the greatest detriments to Church strength and growth is apostasy, falling away from the Truth. One of the signs that apostasy is affecting the Christian Church is the bickering and disunity among Christians. One of the basic Truths that is violated when there is bickering in the Church comes from the words of Jesus when he said, “By this shall all men (the world) know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another”.
The devil hates to see a Church grow or thriving in it's service to God. When things are going good in a Church, The devil knows that the quickest way to cause problems in a Church is to get 2 of the members to dissagree on anything. Even a dispute about the color of the paint in a class room will stall a Church and it has been know to split a Church. The shepherds job is not only to get them to the promise land, but to keep them together for the journey. Weneed to follow the great commission and not worry about the color of the lines painted in the parking lot, or if the lights in the baptismal are incandesent or florecent bulbs. We have a job to do and it is to go foth and baptise in the name of The Father, and The Son, and The Holy Spirit.
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