Now I plead with you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.
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This is true in marriage, family, workplace, and church. We all have problems in our relationships. Maybe you went into a relationship thinking that you were 100% in agreement about everything. I'm sure that bubble was quickly burst. It's rare to have absolute agreement between two people, much less between hundreds or thousands. When you work through differences, you build a stronger relationship. Often, when a marriage hits a rough patch, the relationship is refreshed. It's like hitting the reset button on a game console - suddenly, things are working again. Disagreements can also be distractions, especially within the church. How do you keep a church from reaching others with the gospel of Jesus Christ? You create division among the members. How many churches has Satan rendered ineffective because he was able to generate dissension? Christians are easy prey when the trap is baited with prideful prejudice over unimportant matters. Division hurts Jesus and the cause of Christ. Life Lesson: When we come together, we create problems. When we work together to solve them, we become stronger people and stronger in the Lord. Dear Jesus,
Living to tell what He died to say, |
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 Scripture quotations marked "NKJV™" are taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved. |
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