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Unity in the Body of Christ
Time and time again we read in the scriptures that God desires
unity in the church and amongst His people. Just as God has different names to
describe His attributes, so the body of Christ has different parts
that should function differently, while still working in unity
with the other different parts to be a viable and whole being. you
can't have a whole body if its just arms or legs.
There was once a warrior who wanted to unite his
people but the people were too caught up with their old tribal
animosity towards each other. Those people are Cherokees, Those
people are Creeks, Those people are Seminole, Those people are
Choctaws, Those people are Chickasaws. Why do we want to be allied with them? Who cares if we are the same race of people?
all made by the same Creator but with different names. So he
grabbed his quiver of arrows and said " Each one of these
arrows is a tribe. By itself the arrows
snaps effortlessly like a twig, but bound together the arrows cannot be
broken." This story is found throughout many tribes because many of
our warriors tried to to bring unity to the nations in the face of
one common enemy. But lack of unity causes each arrow
(Tribe/Church) to
be broken.
What can I do to promote Unity
in the Body of Christ?
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I
can begin viewing the Body of Christ as all believers worldwide rather
than only the members of MY church. 1
Corinthians 12: 12-13, 21- 25
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I can submit myself to my brothers and
sisters in Christ. Ephesians
5:21
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I can dedicate myself to walk in peace by continually forgiving others.
Ephesians
4:3-6
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can lay aside my own ideas and opinions and ask for the constant renewing
of my mind to the mind of Christ.
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can be patient and humble, bearing with others in love.
1 Corinthians 1:10
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can strive to be understanding and hospitable towards other cultures and ethnicities,
as Jesus was to the Samaritan woman. (scripture about treating foreigners
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We are all
related, We are all connected, All My Relations
Acts
17:26-27 " From one man He created all the nations throughout
the whole earth. He decided before hand which should rise and
fall, and He determined their boundaries. 27His
purpose in all of this was that the nations should seek after God
and perhaps feel his way toward Him and find Him-though He is not
far from anyone of us."
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