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Re: <---Unity of the faith...--->
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Originally Posted by Barb
I was thinking about this very Scripture earlier...
There are four UPCI churches in this city, and none of them agree on every thing.
Some are more strict than others...does that mean those which aren't are wrong?! Does it mean those attending or leading said churches are less Apostolic than the rest?!
We need to refocus, and understand who we are, and Whose we are.
It is His Church, and we are His Body.
Can the three fingers and thumb on my right hand say to the arthritic finger, "Because you don't look like us, or work as well as we do, we don't need you!!" Heaven forbid...!!
How dare I say to anyone in the Body of Christ, "I don't need you!!"
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I think the Lord is opening your understanding to some things, maybe for a particular reason, Sis. Barb. I pray for there to be more toleration of varying beliefs (standards) in the body of Christ and the UPCI in particular. Perhaps God is really doing a work to bring about a "unity of the Spirit". God bless you.
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13 You, my brothers, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the sinful nature; rather, serve one another in love. 14 The entire law is summed up in a single command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” 15 If you keep on biting and devouring each other, watch out or you will be destroyed by each other. Galatians 5:13-15 (NIV)
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