The Be United in Christ Outreach Ministry logo depicts a cross and an open Bible next to the words, “Be United in Christ.” The cross of Jesus Christ is the place where unity is forged. It is at the cross that Christ provided a way for God to reconcile His people to Himself and to one another (Ephesians 2:11–21). At the same time, unity is based on the truth of God’s Word and the claims of the gospel (Ephesians 4:4–6).
Sadly, many in the world seek to build unity in other ways, through tolerance of sin and error rather than truth. Jesus didn’t ever confuse loving sinners with approving their sin. Right before Jesus asked for the Father to make us one, He prayed, “Sanctify them in the truth; Your word is truth. As You sent me into the world, so I have sent them into the world. And for their sake I consecrate Myself, that they also may be sanctified in truth” (John 17:17–19).