March 23, 2014 Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ. Ephesians 4:13 Coming Together by Kenneth Copeland If you know how to listen to the voice of God, you can hear Him calling throughout the Body of Christ today. He is calling for unity. He is calling us to lay down our disagreements and come together in preparation for Jesus return. Just the thought of that scares some believers. How can I unify with someone from another denomination? they say. Im not going to give up my doctrines and agree with theirs just for unitys sake! What they dont realize is this: scriptural unity isnt based on doctrine. Winds of doctrine, according to Ephesians 4:14, are childish. Winds of doctrine dont unify. They divide and blow people in every direction. The Word doesnt say anything about us coming into the unity of our doctrines. It says well come into the unity of the faith. In the past, weve failed to understand that and tried to demand doctrinal unity from each other anyway. If you dont agree with me on the issue of tongues, weve said, or on the timing of the rapture...or on the proper depth for baptismal waters, I wont accept you as a brother in the Lord. Ill break fellowship with you. But thats not Gods way of doing things. He doesnt have a long list of doctrinal demands for us to meet. His requirements are simple. First John 3:23 tells us what they are: to believe on the Name of His Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another. Once you and I come to a place where we keep those requirements and quit worrying about the rest, well be able to forget our denominational squabbles and come together in the unity of faith. Well grow so strong together that the winds of doctrine wont be able to drive us apart. When that happens, the devils going to panic because the unity of the faith of Gods people is a staggering thing. Its the most unlimited, powerful thing on earth. Right now all over the world, the Spirit is calling the Church of the living God to unite. Hear Him and obey, and you can be a part of one of the most magnificent moves of God this world has ever seen
Posted on: Sun, 23 Mar 2014 13:01:55 +0000
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