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Violating the Unity of the Spirit

Endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. — Ephesians 4:3 (NKJV) — Any church that lifts up its head on high and boasts over other churches has violated the unity of the Spirit. If other churches reply, “One is our Master, and we are all brothers,” they do not violate the unity of the Spirit, for they simply claim their...

God Causes Growth

So then neither he who plants is anything, nor he who waters, but God who gives the increase. — 1 Corinthians 3:7 (NKJV) — When Christian leaders compete with one another, or when their followers compare them against one another, disunity results. Proudly boasting of what God accomplishes through us is divisive, and it arrogantly diverts glory to us that belongs to God alone. He alone...

One Heart for God

I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within them, and take the stony heart out of their flesh, and give them a heart of flesh. — Ezekiel 11:19 (NKJV) — The sinful heart we received at our birth was a heart of stone, hardened to God, unwilling to obey His Word. The unity we shared with the human race was...

Handle Anger Carefully

Whoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment. — Matthew 5:22 (NKJV) — Being angry with someone is not necessarily wrong, provided our anger arises for righteous reasons and is handled in a righteous way. More often than not we are angry for selfish reasons. Being angry with a brother or sister “without a cause” is sinful and places...

The Unity of the Universe

The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament shows His handiwork. — Psalm 19:1 (NKJV) — When God created the universe, He called it good (Genesis 1:4). What made it good was that He made everything with beautiful order that declared His glory. It showed His handiwork. From the orbits of planets in our solar system to the arrangement of atoms in our atmosphere,...