The Starting Line of Progress: Unity

Day 216: 1 Corinthians 1:1-17

“I appeal to you, dear brothers and sisters, by the authority of our Lord Jesus Christ, to live in harmony with each other. Let there be no divisions in the church. Rather, be of one mind, united in thought and purpose.” - 1 Corinthians‬ ‭1:10‬ NLT

One of the most destructive tools the Devil uses against the church is division. When we are divided, there can be no progress. 

Notice the language Paul uses:

“live in...”

“let there...”

We see in these that the challenge to see unity come to the church is one that we can choose. 

God has already given us what we need to get along. The church in Corinth had a myriad of issues they needed to work through, but if they didn't get this right, there could be no starting line for progress.

One of the reasons unity isn’t always achieved is due to a deep-down desire to prove a point. We want to be right. I mean, how will we get individual credit if the entire church is edified? You probably won’t.

Leon Morris says it well, “The use of party cries always tends to deepen and perpetuate division, and Paul calls for their abandonment.”

We don’t come to church to prove a point. We come to church to seek a Savior... together.