KEY SCRIPTURE: John 17:22 KJV” And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one:”

The issue of unity is so dear to the heart of the Lord, for the unity of the church, reveals His glory. A united body can always achieve whatever goals they plan to achieve. In Genesis 11, the people who decided to build the tower of Babel., could not be stopped until their language was changed to a multiple The Lord said these people are one, and whatever they decide to do, would not be impossible to them. God’s intention, was for them to disperse all over the earth and have dominion over it., but not to dwell at a small location of the earth Gen 1:26-28. If God had destroyed the building they started,  they would surely have reconstructed it again. The best way to get them to stop building was to, change their languages, which disunited them. That was exactly what Satan sought to do against the church.

The Lord says the glory which the Father gave Him, He has given to the church, so they would be united. Our unity is a demonstration of the glory of God. Every child of God must understand these things and strive to walk in unity. Human nature because of selfishness, easily finds faults with others. All these are the works of the adversary, who is a chief accuser of the brethren. Refuse to be an accuser of the brethren and the people of God.

The Lord said, a new commandment have I given to you, that you love one another as I have loved you (John 13:34). Love for one another is the key to a united body. The main cause of disunity is self-centeredness producing strive and all kinds selfish tendences. I said in one of our earlier studies that, if a group or denomination has a doctrinal difference which is not about the basic tenets of faith , especially about the  deity of Jesus and salvation by grace through faith, then we should not have much problems  relating with each other , except the Holy Spirit instructs you not to have nothing to do with such group( because of a foundation which may have a different spirit) ( One way to check if a group is not operating by the Spirit of Christ is ,they find fault with every other denomination except themselves. They mainly do so for monetary gain.) Let us avoid speaking against other denominations because they have a different name. One’s different approach should not divide us

THOUGHT: LOVE FOR ONE ANOTHER IS THE KEY TO A UNITED BODY.

FURTHER STUDIES

Phi 2:3,4 KJV” Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves. Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others”.

Eph 4:2 KJV ” With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love; Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace”.