UNITY-STRIFE
UNITY-STRIFE
(A) UNITY of Believers
(1) In Christ
Rom 12:5; 1Co 10:17; 1Co 12:12; Gal 3:28; Eph 4:13
–SEE Saints’ Fellowship, FRIENDSHIP
(2) Exhortations to
1Co 1:10; 2Co 13:11; Eph 4:3; Phi 1:27; Phi 4:2; Col 2:2; 1Pe 3:8
–SEE Brotherly Love, LOVE
(3) Examples of
Act 1:14; Act 2:1; Act 4:32; Act 5:12
(4) Prophesied, as a Mark of the Progress of True Religion
Old Differences Forgotten
Isa 11:13
Harmony among Leaders
Isa 52:8
Contrition Unifies Believers
Jer 3:18; Jer 50:4; Hos 1:11
All Finally Gathered into one Fold
Joh 10:16
The Saviour Prays for a United Church
Joh 17:21
All Causes of Separation Removed in Christ
Eph 2:14
(B) CO-OPERATION (Select Reading Nehemiah Chap. 4.)
Neh 4:1-23
(1) Essential to Success in Religious Enterprises
To Sustain in Times of Weakness
Exo 17:12
To Give Success in Battle
Jdg 20:11
To Nerve for the Conflict
1Sa 14:6; 1Sa 14:7
To Inspire men to Improve their Conditions
2Ki6:1-3
To Encourage Reforms
Ezr 10:4; 1Ch 12:38
To Carry through Great Undertakings
Neh 4:16; Neh 4:17
To Give Added Power in Prayer
Mat 18:19
To Bring Men to Christ
Mar 2:3; Mar 6:7; Phi 1:27
(2) Exemplified in the Marriage Relationship
Gen 2:18; Pro 31:12; Pro 31:13; 1Pe 3:7
(3) Seen in the Divine Plan of Associating Men in the Work
— Moses and Aaron
Exo 4:16
— Caleb and Joshua
Num 14:6
— Elijah and Elisha
2Ki2:6
— Seventy sent forth two by two
Luk 10:1
— Paul and Barnabas
Act 13:2
— Paul and Silas
Act 15:40
–SEE Companionship, ASSOCIATION
& ASSOCIATION
— of Men with God. See WORK AND WORKERS, RELIGIOUS
(C) STRIFE
(1) Causes of
— Hatred
Pro 10:12
— Pride
Pro 13:10
— Contentious Spirit
Pro 26:21
— Anger
Pro 29:22
— Foolish questions
1Ti 6:4; Jam 3:16
(2) Forbidden
Pro 3:30; Pro 17:14; Pro 20:3; Pro 25:8; Pro 26:17; Phi 2:3; 2Ti 2:14; 2Ti 2:24; Jam 3:14
(3) In the Church. SEE Church, CHURCH, THE
(4) In the Family
Gen 21:10; Pro 18:19; Pro 19:13; Pro 21:9; Pro 21:19; Pro 27:15
–SEE Family Trouble, HOME
(5) General Examples of
Gen 13:7; Gen 26:20; Deu 1:12; 2Sa 19:43; Act 23:9
(6) Civil. SEE The Nation, NATION, THE
(7) The Contentious Spirit
Psa 120:7; Psa 140:2; Pro 15:18; Pro 17:19; Pro 18:6; Pro 26:21; Hab 1:3