Thanks for sending this to the Cu list, Pete. The sentiment it expresses is right on the mark. I'm a little bothered about people who put a request for donations in their email signature, but I suppose the ox eats of the corn he grinds. I like the point, "> The Corinthian Church allowed human pride, the need to be the one that > prevails in the decision, divide the Body into hostile factions." It is only the prideful subjects, the subjects involving man's various interpretations of non-essentials to salvation, that cause us to deny our brotherhood in Christ with one who believes to repentance in Jesus of the Bible. Thank God there are some Christians in every Christian group and denomination you can name, that are becoming more and more aware of just how Satan uses that carnal pride of non-essential doctrine to keep unbelieving sinners in the darkness, and hide the light of the gospel from the world, which is the good news message of the available sin-cleansing, oppression-lifting, death-defying salvation in Jesus. Our pride keeps the world blinded to the truth. And humbly laying down our lives for *all* brothers and sisters in Christ, for every believer Jesus died for, in every Christian denomination and group, causes all men to know we are the disciples (followers) of Jesus, the living Son of the true God, whom we follow into God's love for whosoever believeth in Him to repentance. I also went to the hompage site for this Epistle and checked their Statement of Faith. It includes a line I have seen several times lately, in statements of faith made by several different groups. I think it's catching on, and I pray it immediately becomes universally accepted throughout the body of Christ. I know it will be someday: 7.We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in Christ, and the evidence of that unity being shown by how we love one another. http://www.spokanectr.bizland.com/faith1.html Love in Jesus to all, Tim ----- Original Message ----- From: <peter.robillard@...> To: <christianunity@...> Sent: Monday, June 24, 2002 10:32 AM Subject: [CU] FW: 1Corinthians 1:10 > > -----Original Message----- > From: Arrow Epistle [mailto:arrowepistle__@...] > Sent: Monday, June 24, 2002 11:22 AM > Subject: 1Corinthians 1:10 > > > > Arrow Epistle---- > The Spokane Outreach Center - http://www.spokaneoc.coom > <http://www.spokaneoc.com/> - 1014 N. Pines Spokane, WA 99216 > > _____ > > Volume V, Issue 130_____________----------______ &nnbsp; > ______06/24/02 > _____ > > > > > "I appeal to you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all > of you agree with one another so that there may be no divisions among you > and that you may be perfectly united in mind and thought. > <http://bible.gospelcom.net/cgi-bin/bible?passage=1COR+1&language=english&ve > rsion=NIV&showfn=on&showxref=on> 1 Corinthians 1: 10 > > "Hey, yes, let's go out to dinner!" "Where do you want to go?" > > Every social group goes through a process to reach agreement. In my family > of five, every member wants to express an opinion and every member wants the > member to enjoy the activity. Deciding upon where to eat dinner gets > confusing if each member has to have it a certain way. Ultimately a decision > occurs and that decision is always a compromise. Some must choose to enjoy > the choice though it is not the perfect preference. > > > Groups that meet to worship Christ have many strong opinions. Most Churches > contain the full spectrum of theological belief and background. It is > extremely difficult, some say impossible, to approach any subject involving > an action without significant discord among members from diverse > backgrounds. This disagreement can build into a division that steals > effectiveness from the Body of Christ. > > The Corinthian Church allowed human pride, the need to be the one that > prevails in the decision, divide the Body into hostile factions. There is no > place for such vicious hostility in the Body of Christ. Stubbornly holding > to a position based upon "disputable matters", creating a group of followers > to the exclusion of all others is not the "agreement" advocated in this > scripture. > > Like deciding to pick a place for the family to enjoy a dinner together, the > Body of Christ must avoid division through a process that considers the > sensibil! ities of each member. This process must be effective and timely. > No one member of the Body will have things exactly as desired so > flexibility, selflessness must be allowed to prevent division. > > The Church in America today allows undercurrent, petty disagreements and > covert hostilities to damage effectiveness. 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