Unity is something the church knows to pursue. But even though we give it honest effort, we're failing.
Just look at all the denominations. Separating into our own corners with people who think like us is not unity.
All we need to do is heed the instructions in Ephesians 4.
As Paul leads into his appeal for unity, he begins by telling us to be humble, gentle, and patient with each other's faults.
Maybe that's where we missed it.
Just maybe our prideful stance on the gifts of the Spirit, or end times, or baptism, or miracles... could it be that the pride and harshness and impatience about these things is the problem?
It's not that we have to change our beliefs on these matters. We just need to change our approach by heeding the instructions in Ephesians 4.
Always be humble, gentle, and patient with each other's faults.
