“the church has been dealing with issues of political correctness and which things or lifestyles are really sin. All of these are important issues in Christianity. However, our understanding and personal preferences about them can cause debates and quarreling which only leads to further division. ~Pastor JC Weeks
“Our church worships differently than the church down the street.” “They don’t believe exactly what we believe.” “They are a more contemporary church and we are a traditional church, so I would never feel comfortable there.”
There are many issues that can easily divide the body of Christ. Different styles of worship and music, dissimilar theologies, scriptural interpretations, cultural philosophies and ideologies can drive a wedge between believers.
I understand there are different beliefs about many things concerning the word of God. Some in the church have questions like: What does it mean to be saved or born again? Should I be baptized and how should it be done; immersion or sprinkling? Is the baptism in the Holy Spirit and speaking in tongues still relevant for today? Which denomination is preaching the real truth?
In addition, the church has been dealing with issues of political correctness and which things or lifestyles are really sin. All of these are important issues in Christianity. However, our understanding and personal preferences about them can cause debates and quarreling which only leads to further division.
One Thing Remains
Should these things bring division in the church? The apostle Paul wrote to the church in Corinth and begged them to come together when he said,
“Now I plead with you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.”