Unity
Enjoined
| Jesus prayed for unity | John 17:11,20,21 | 017:011 And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world,
and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou
hast given me, that they may be one, as we are.
017:020 Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word; 017:021 That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me. |
| Oneness expressed | Eph. 4:4-6 | 004:004 There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one
hope of your calling;
004:005 One Lord, one faith, one baptism, 004:006 One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all. |
| speak trhe same thing | 1 Cor. 1:10 | 001:010 Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment. |
| by the one faith, knowledge and practice | Eph 4:13-16 | 004:013 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:
004:014 That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; 004:015 But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ: 004:016 From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love. |
| be of the same mind | 2 Cor 13:11 | 003:011 For if that which is done away was glorious, much more that which remaineth is glorious. |
Division Condemned
| to be no division religiously | 1 Cor 1:10-13 | 001:010 Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,
that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you;
but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same
judgment.
001:011 For it hath been declared unto me of you, my brethren, by them which are of the house of Chloe, that there are contentions among you. 001:012 Now this I say, that every one of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ. 001:013 Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? or were ye baptized in the name of Paul? |
| not many doctrines | Eph 4:14 | 004:014 That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; |
| not to denominate self | 1 Cor 3:3-9 | 003:003 For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying,
and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?
003:004 For while one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are ye not carnal? 003:005 Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man? 003:006 I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase. 003:007 So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase. 003:008 Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour. 003:009 For we are labourers together with God: ye are God's husbandry, ye are God's building. |
| not to pervert gospel | Gal 1:6-10 | 001:006 I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you
into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:
001:007 Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ. 001:008 But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. 001:009 As we said before, so say I now again, if any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed. 001:010 For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ. |
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1 Tim 6:3,4 | 006:003 If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words,
even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according
to godliness;
006:004 He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings, |
| receive not false teachers | 2 John 1:9-11 | 001:009 Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ,
hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the
Father and the Son.
001:010 If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed: 001:011 For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds. |