Tag: unity
Labels Divide (Beware the Danger of Labels)
Each morning, we awaken to another day living in “upside down world.” Few things make sense anymore and you can’t trust much of what you see with your own eyes. It’s now obvious that a silent war rages over human solidarity. On one hand, people are incessantly bombarded by efforts to divide us. Nationality, ethnicity,…
Biblical Principle #48: Marriage is a Lifelong Commitment
Biblical Principles List Principle Marriage is a lifelong commitment. Explanation In GOD’s design, marriage is a lifelong commitment that only ends when one or both spouses dies. When a groom and a bride vow to become husband and wife, GOD joins the two together as one. This goes back to the beginning where GOD created…
What the Early Christians Wrote about Easter
The Bible doesn’t mention the word “Easter.” Well, the King James Version erroneously translates the word “Passover” as “Easter” in Acts 12:4, but the word Easter isn’t found in the Greek. The truth is that GOD does not instruct Christians to observe a special celebration of Jesus’ death and resurrection at the time of the…
Who is Jesus’ Church, Really? (Clarifying Fundamental Misunderstanding)
There’s a lot of talk these days about the need for greater unity between Christians and among churches. And for good reason! There are like a bazillion denominations now, each claiming to be “of Jesus.” People recognize that improved unity is needed. Jesus taught His disciples the importance of unity and prayed for it among…
Unity in the Bible
Let’s examine what the Scriptures say about unity. GOD is Unified Our starting point for any study of character traits or attributes should be to look at the nature of GOD. GOD wants man to imitate His character and nature in every way, so He always provides the target for which we should aim. Unity…
December 15 – Ephesians: Relationships and Armor
Reading Eph. 1:1-6:24 Devotional The third of four prison letters written by Paul while he was under house arrest in Rome is Ephesians. Some manuscripts do not specify that the letter was sent to the Ephesians, but there is significant evidence to suggest that it was to the Christians in Ephesus that Paul was writing.…
December 14 – Paul’s Letter to the Colossians
Reading Col. 1:1-4:18 Philemon 1-25 Devotional During the two years that Paul is under house arrest in Rome, he writes four letters which are sometimes called The Prison Epistles (the word “epistle” means a letter). Today we read Paul’s letter to the Colossians and to Philemon. Paul had not visited the city of Colosse, but…
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Scriptures on the Unity of the Godhead
The unified nature of GOD is one of the more complicated concepts to explain. The Godhead is comprised of the Father, Word/Son (Jesus), and the Holy Spirit. The three deities, which are collectively called GOD, are perfectly and completely unified. Because they are unified, the Scriptures state numerous times that there is “one GOD.” Here…
November 30 – 1 Corinthians (part 1)
Reading 1 Cor. 1:1-4:21 Devotional Around 55-56 A.D., Paul wrote the letter that we know as 1 Corinthians. Apparently Paul and the brethren at Corinth had written each other a previous time, during which the Corinthian Christians asked Paul a number of questions, which Paul addresses. Additionally, Paul instructs them regarding divisions between them as…