More about Unity : Complete my joy by being... in full accord and of one mind. (phil. 2.2 ) Words like these might prompt you to think, must all Christians in a church have the same point of view on everything? Does these mean we never disagree? No, absolutely not. Paul is not throwing out all sense of individual thinking ,nor is pleading for drab uniformity. rather calling for an inner attitude of heart that seeks the good of the whole church and works overtime and cultivating agreement and harmony. So how do pull this off ? First of all, we must be willing to cultivate a flexible and agreeable mindset. Instead of looking for problems, zeroing in on areas to pick at or critique negatively, we work through issues together, bound by our loyalty to each other as brothers and sisters in Christ. Second, we sincerely desire harmony. Some dont. They dont know how to live without conflict, arguing and complaining even in the church. Their desire is for they way only. Third, we must be willing to admit our mistakes. When we are wrong, come clean quickly. Dont try to twist what is wrong and make it sound right. And finally, we must be willing to change. There must be give and take. Wise counsel for our first and (twenty-first ) century friends is this : ease up. Life is to short and God is to good to allow differences of opinions to divide. Cultivate harmony in the body of Christ! Love you all!!!
Posted on: Mon, 17 Mar 2014 16:20:24 +0000
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