Tag: division
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A Holy Unity
1 Samuel 11:7 “Then the dread of the Lord fell upon the people, and they came out as one man.” One of the marks that should distinguish the people of God from the people of this world is unity. Everywhere we look in the Scriptures we see the church described by this theme. For example, the church is…
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Division
1 Chronicles 1:17-19 “The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram. And the sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech. Arpachshad fathered Shelah, and Shelah fathered Eber. To Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg (for in his days the earth was divided) . . . “…
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Wonderful unity
Psalm 133:1 “Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity!” One of the things that is constantly in the news today is the divisions that are so evident in the U.S.A. No matter where we look, there is discord: division between races, division between political parties, divisions in families, divisions between genders,…
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United by division: a paradox
John 17:11 “And I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, keep them in your name, which you have given me, that they may be one, even as we are one.” When you look at the church today, do you see unity…
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