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ALL FOR ONE

WRITE YOUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS ON THESE QUESTIONS

There are many versions of Christianity. One must wonder at
how much confusion must run through the head of a person who is
How does it make you feel knowing that you are a unique and important-
searching for a church, when they find a myriad of sects within Christian-
part of the Church?
ity. A sect is a subgroup of a religious, political, or philosophical belief

________________________________________________________________ system, usually an offshoot of a larger group. Why is that? Why do we
________________________________________________________________ have one sect that believes one thing and another who opposes it? Why
________________________________________________________________ did God allow for the church to split up into so many subgroups when He
________________________________________________________________ wants us all to be united?
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Let’s begin with the understanding that God never intended for
us to have so many confusing views. When He created humans, it was
His original plan that we would get to know him intimately one-on-one.
The scriptures speak of how we are supposed to “live with love”. Do we
There was no need for a bible because humans could talk with God di-
live this out in the daily?
rectly, nor was there any need for theology because humans could ask
________________________________________________________________ God any questions about Him or His plan directly. God did not want divi-
________________________________________________________________ sion amongst His children based on how they interpreted scripture. He
________________________________________________________________ wanted us all to be united despite our differences and stylistic prefer-
________________________________________________________________ ences.
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What does this mean for us? Well, God wants us to strive as best
we can to live in unity with each other. He wants us to celebrate our sim-
ilarities as well as our differences. Yes, we may argue, and have different
Can we disagree with one another and still love each other? ideas about things, but God wants us to do our best to live together and
learn from each other, just like every part of a human body is composed
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of different but essential organs. Above all, we need to show the world
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that though we may differ on minor issues, we are also able to not only
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get along but also to love each other for who we are, to each other and
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to Him. We have to remember that no matter what, we are all part of
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God’s family, and everything o bring Him glory.