The ground on which the church should be built

[ZNPaaneah]

Originally Posted by Igzy

The problem with the unbiblical term "oneness of the Body" is that it implies that there is a larger group that you need to make efforts to be one with. It focuses on being one with a group, rather that with God.

The Bible as far as I can tell does not send this message.

The Bible tells us to "keep the oneness of the Spirit." That is very different from keeping the so-called oneness of the Body.

Keeping the oneness of the Spirit means clinging to Jesus. It means majoring on the majors and minoring on the minors

Keeping the "oneness of the Body" means dropping your personal convictions and engaging in group-think. It means when the chips are down letting others do your thinking for you.

Perhaps the expression "keeping the oneness of the Body" would have that meaning.

I don't see how that is the only reasonable meaning of "the oneness of the Body". To me the "oneness of the Body" indicated that there could be an amazing coordination in service of different saints guided by the Lord's hand.