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Originally Posted by Steel
At the time I remember struggling with the matter, wondering why born again believers had to be divided... Especially given that scripture tells us unequivocally that we are one body. Sure, many memebrs... But one body... So I went before the Lord with this matter and eventually came to this scripture verse... 1 Corinthians 12:25... "That there would be no division in the body, but that the members would have the same care for one another."
This is what stood out to me... "...no division..." . . . "...have the same care for one another." . . . So scripture is telling us that division comes out of... NOT... having the same care for one another... In the church, each born again believer should give the same care to all the different members... Because a difference in care causes division.
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Steel, I am in agreement with you here. A start would be to set aside ministry publications. If we take the Bible as our only standard. This is a book in which there should be no divisions.
Your last sentence is something I had noticed years ago. Why is there a difference in care? In the locality I lived as a single brother if you were 18-20 years old there was an abundance of care. Those that were mid-20's and older not so much.