My dear brothers and sisters, of FaithLine: “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.” (1 Corin. 1:10) World Christian Encyclopedia by Barrett, Kurian, Johnson (Oxford Univ Press, 2nd edition, 2001). As defined here, world Christianity is composed of over 33,000 distinct denominations in 238 countries.
Paul said, “I, therefore, beseech you to walk worthy of your calling, endeavoring to keep THE UNITY OF THE SPIRIT. There is one body and one Spirit, one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and IN YOU ALL. But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ’s gift…He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ, TILL WE ALL COME TO THE UNITY OF THE FAITH and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ…” (Eph. 4:1-7, 11-13)
“For since, in the wisdom of God, the world by wisdom DID NOT KNOW GOD,
IT PLEASED GOD BY THE FOOLISHNESS OF PREACHING TO SAVE THOSE WHO BELIEVE…(1 Corin. 1:21)
FaithLine, the bible says: “…that there be NO DIVISIONS AMONG YOU…”
-Bill Stockham