Unity In the Church

Dear Christians, the way we love our neighbor carries a lot more weight than how much scripture we can quote.

That statement is a big one. How we act toward other speaks volumes about our faith. We may be able to quote all number of scripture verses, but if we don't treat others as we would like to be treated then people are going to get a big picture of our faith. People are going to start wondering why they should become a Christian if Christians act like that.

When it comes to our church the way that we treat others in the church will either turn prospective members away or keep them coming back. People will not want to be a part of your church if they see treating fellow church members in such an unchristian manner.

Too often when we go to church we are more concerned about making ourselves feel good than we are about how we make others feel. Visitors to the church see that. You can't hide that from them. Often when visitors come to our church we try to put on a show to keep them coming back, but like it or not we can never be fake. Our true colors come shinning through.

We have to learn to get along with other Christians. That is hard to do. We just have to have faith that we can show those Christians that we can't get along with the same love that we would like for them to show us.

Jesus asks us to work together as one body of believers to spread his message to the world. If we can't do that then what good are we. If we can't love one another as Jesus loved us then why do we even label ourselves as Christians.

Christian, as defined by Webster's Dictionary is  one who professes belief in the teachings of Jesus Christ. That being said if you are a Christian then you believe in Jesus. That is to say that you follow what the bible says. So if that is all true then why is it that those professing to be Christians treat other Christians with hattered.

We need to learn to work together as a united body of believers for Christ. We need to put aside our differences and learn to get along. We don't always have to have our way or be right. We need to sit down with fellow believers and learn to work for the good of Christ.

If we put ourselves first and not Christ then we will only end up hurting others and not doing the work of Christ. In the end we will bring disharmony and disunity into the church which in the end causes divisions. It will also cause some to leave the church. 

Now once this happens we can go around blaming others in the church for what we have done. That is only letting the devil in and that is not good. Once we let the devil in it is hard for us to get rid of him. We will have to get right with God and let him have control in order to get rid of the devil. 

There is a song in our hymn book or rather just the chorus called We Will Stand by Russ Taft. It is a song about unity. It is a great song. Here are the lyrics.

Sometimes it's hard for me to understand
Why we pull away from each other so easily
Even though we're all walking the same road
Yet we build dividing walls between our brothers and ourselves
But I, I don't care what label you may wear
If you believe in Jesus you belong with me
The bond we share is all I care to see
And we can change this world forever
If you will join with me, join and sing
Oh you're my brother, you're my sister
So take me by the hand
Together we will work until He comes
There's no foe that can defeat us
When we're walking side by side
As long as there is love we will stand
The day will come when we will be as one
And with a mighty voice together
We will proclaim that Jesus, Jesus is King
And it will echo through the earth
It will shake the nations and the world will see, see that
You're my brother, you're my sister
So take me by the hand
Together we will work until He comes
There's no foe that can defeat us
When we're walking side by side
As long as there is love we will stand
The time is here, the time is now
To take a stand, to make a vow
I won't let go, you're not alone
Now and forever we'll sing together
You're my brother, you're my sister
So take me by the hand
Together we will work until He comes
There's no foe that can defeat us
When we're walking side by side
As long as there is love we will stand
You're my brother, you're my sister
So take me by the hand
Together we will work until He comes
There's no foe that can defeat us
When we're walking side by side
As long as there is love we will stand
We will stand
We will, we will stand
We will stand