I get so tired of Christians fighting among themselves. Whether from the right or left, evangelical or catholic, emergent or fundamental--it's just frustrating. Everyone thinks they have the ONLY correct slant on the Gospel, and it is their God-given mission to convince everyone to think exactly like them. Everyone can quote abundantly from Scripture to support their agendas, and everyone can point the finger and call an opposing group heretical or sinful. And we don't get anywhere. Is this what Jesus wanted from us? No, of course not. One of my favorite chunks of Scripture is in John 17, where Jesus prayed in the garden before He was arrested. The largest focus of His prayer was for unity among all believers. Jesus desired "complete unity" among all who would believe in Him. Certainly there are going to be things we all disagree on, but how much time do we waste on debating doctrine and arguing over interpretations that we could be spending actually doing what Jesus told us to do?
That's why i loved this article. You should really check it out. It's well worth the read. Plus, watch the video it links to. I love Jon Stewart, i think he's brilliant.
I could go on and on, but what's the point? Unity is good. Disunity is bad. Let's go for it.
Hi Ben,
ReplyDeleteThanks for the great reminder on "Unity." As a minister at the Rescue Mission and Charis House, I have noticed that Denominational barriers are almost non-existent. Could it be that ministry to the poor is the closest way of becoming more like Jesus? Serving and feeding the poor mirrors the character and heart of Jesus. Denominational ism and disunity then becomes a distraction to the unity that Jesus prayed for in John 17. Keep up the good work. United in Christ.
Donovan Coley