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What is the biggest issue that has plagued the Church since its beginning?
— — Disagreement — —
In Acts 15:36-41 — Paul disagreed with Barnabas …
In Gal 2:11-13 — Paul talks about his disagreement with Peter…
In Luke 22:24-30 — the disciples argued …
In Mark 10:35-41 — the disciples were mad at John and James…
— and that is just a few examples…
Fast forward just a few years — the Catholic Church…
— split over political disagreement and pride… (Orthodox & Roman Catholic)
— the Church of England…
— the Protestant Reformation…
— literally every church today… (almost every one of them formed because this group disagreed with that group… )
— I can name 3 that planted right here in Bonham in the last 2 years!
In the late ‘90’s and early 2000’s, Atheists argued: “Why should I believe you (the Church)?
You can’t even agree with yourselves!”
And sadly, it was a valid question…
Look at what Jesus prayed in John 17:20-23
Does our history sound like… or look like… the unity Christ prayed for?
NO!!!
Why????
— We seem to always be more concerned with our own ideas… our own methods… our own theologies…
Christ came to build one Church!
Yet… we divide ourselves over disagreements… man-made doctrines… worldly ideologies… politics!
That’s NOT how it should be!
Disagreement is a plague on the Church!
Listen to what Pastor Elaine Briefmann says about her experience:
“Some days I really need someone to simply be excited that I know God and believe in Jesus and allow the Holy Spirit to guide me…
Sadly, over the years it seems so many are eager to…
challenge my FB posts…
rip on a bumper sticker’s contents…
draw lines in the sand…
correct my grammar…
say I exaggerate…
and it’s all a distraction from the point!
I would love to have someone be excited that I am saved!
That we get to spend eternity together… and hang out with Jesus…
and hear the angels for ourselves… and see God… and live!
When I got saved it was like a secret… Kinda…
No one looked me in the eye and congratulated me…
Or, welcomed me into the family…
It’s just the way things were back then… I guess…
So now… I just want to celebrate our faith!
Be around others who are amazed by God…
Stunned by Jesus… who is alive!
and very happy!”
We don’t do that enough do we?
Instead of celebrating… we seem to desire more to disagree and attempt to “force” other Christians (and non-believers) to adhere to our point of view…
Is that how it should be?!?
NO!!!!
We are meant to unite in Love… to celebrate our place in Christ… and to enjoy the community He has created…
So… What do we do about it?!
“Therefore” >> “because of what we just talked about”…
— We are called to be “transformed in our way of thinking...”
— to “show love to everyone...”
— to “Let Christian Love be without hypocrisy,…”
— to “ hate what is of no value to Christian Love, and cling to God.” — Rom.
12:9, emphasis mine
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