God Delights in a unified people Disunity in a church is uncomfortable and problematic Psalm 133:1 - " Behold, how good and pleasant it is
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God delights in the unity of His people - His purpose was for man to fill the earth in unity in Him. - Gen 11 - Man sought the wrong kind of unity that exalted man, so God judged by the confounding of language.
God reflects himself through unity in His church - Trinity is about unity, not division James Montgomery Boice Quote: re: common participation in God Unity should be important to us since it is obviously important to God
God enables his people to unite Unity is hard - so He empowers it - unity is not possible for us without His intervention. Friendships break down Marriages fall apart Churches struggle for unity A church is a collection of sinners with fallen natures coming together in Christ - apart from Him, there is no possibility for unity Unity in politics comes by elimination of the competition - but David sought to comfort and minister to the royal family he replaced. Ie. Battle at Giddeon - Abner and Joab - the chasing down of Abner - Abner killed a kinsman of Joab so Joab killed Abner against the orders of David 2 Sam. 5 - Saul's tribe came in unity to sit under David's rule - most church conflicts are trivial by comparison - Psalm 133:2 - "It is like the precious oil on the head, running down on the beard,
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