Unity
I appeal to you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with one another in what you say and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly united in mind and thought.
1 Corinthians 1:10 (NIV)
If we have any familiarity with the book of 1 Corinthians, we might think the main issue with the Corinthian church was the toleration of sexual sin. Yet the Apostle Paul's priority is their lack of unity. They were divided in terms of who they followed.
Some Corinthian Christians said they followed Paul, or Peter, or Apollos or other church leaders. Yet Paul urged them to be united in Christ. He's the One who died for them and rose again.
Church leaders are only servants of Christ. He's the One under whose banner we're to gather. A similar problem that was around in the Corinthian church was the 'super apostles'- people who claimed to be better believers than everyone else.
The 'super apostles' were self promoting not Christ promoting. They were arrogant not humble. They were not of God but of their father the devil.
'Heavenly Father, please help us to be united in the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour, in whose name we pray, amen'.
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