John wrote: > Huh??? We will never have unity based > upon "all saying the same thing ...."
I don't disagree with the rest of your post, but you might be overstating your case. It seems to me that God does desire for us to say the same thing. This does not mean that we will all be robots that parrot each other. There is still room for us to emphasize different things, but in doing so we should embrace each other as speaking the same thing. A good example of this is Paul and James. Paul emphasized justification by grace through faith apart from works while James emphasized justification by works and not by faith alone. Yet, they both accepted one another's teachings, even though they emphasized different things. In effect, they spoke the same thing, and this is abundantly clear when we read Acts 15 and see their complete agreement together, as well as Acts 21 and Paul's taking of the Nazarite vow. Please offer us some commentary on the following passage, especially the parts I have emphasized. Does it not teach us to have a unity whereby we all say the same thing? 1 Corinthians 1:10 (10) Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that YE ALL SPEAK THE SAME THING, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together IN THE SAME MIND AND IN THE SAME JUDGMENT. Peace be with you. David Miller. ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
