One of the greatest frustrations with our generation today is the seeming lack of unity in the Christian Church. There are over 30,000 different denominations in Christianity today. How can that possibly show a unified body of believers? Surely if the Christian church were more unified and less divided, we could share the Gospel more effectively?
Bickering, brawling, and battling over theological differences is what has led to such a vast amount of denominations in the church today. With our fallen nature, is more unity in the church even plausible? If there were fewer denominations, wouldn’t the bickering brawling and battling continue anyway? In this hypothetical situation, unity = disunity. The more “unified” the church would become, the less unified it would be in reality. Without a doubt, unity in the church is important and not nearly where it should be today. Paul speaks about the unity of believers in the New Testament more than most other topics. When it boils down to it, should the denominational differences between our churches affect our effectiveness? The simple fact is that the church today is fallen and divided. Theological differences are important and should not be minimized for purely for the sake of unity.
However, in the end, all denominations, no matter what their theology, should be spreading the Gospel and sharing the unfailing love of Jesus Christ. Stop worrying about what the other church down street believes and focus on how you can help your church share the Good News with your city, state, country, and world. I will never argue that theological differences are not important to be aware of, particularly when it comes to working with and supporting one another. But in the end, every person must focus how to help his or her church spread the Gospel.
There is a difference between a good cause and evangelical cause. Obviously there are good people doing good things in our community and every community, but good things are not necessarily evangelical things. We should spend our time and money focusing on evangelical things, not just good things. Evangelism a huge part of why churches exist in the first place, so don’t forget about it. In conclusion, we ought to be focusing on how we as individuals and as a church can be purposefully evangelical.
Bickering, brawling, and battling over theological differences is what has led to such a vast amount of denominations in the church today. With our fallen nature, is more unity in the church even plausible? If there were fewer denominations, wouldn’t the bickering brawling and battling continue anyway? In this hypothetical situation, unity = disunity. The more “unified” the church would become, the less unified it would be in reality. Without a doubt, unity in the church is important and not nearly where it should be today. Paul speaks about the unity of believers in the New Testament more than most other topics. When it boils down to it, should the denominational differences between our churches affect our effectiveness? The simple fact is that the church today is fallen and divided. Theological differences are important and should not be minimized for purely for the sake of unity.
However, in the end, all denominations, no matter what their theology, should be spreading the Gospel and sharing the unfailing love of Jesus Christ. Stop worrying about what the other church down street believes and focus on how you can help your church share the Good News with your city, state, country, and world. I will never argue that theological differences are not important to be aware of, particularly when it comes to working with and supporting one another. But in the end, every person must focus how to help his or her church spread the Gospel.
There is a difference between a good cause and evangelical cause. Obviously there are good people doing good things in our community and every community, but good things are not necessarily evangelical things. We should spend our time and money focusing on evangelical things, not just good things. Evangelism a huge part of why churches exist in the first place, so don’t forget about it. In conclusion, we ought to be focusing on how we as individuals and as a church can be purposefully evangelical.
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