Great Thought on Unity in the Church!

UNITY IN THE CHURCH ... wouldn't we LOVE THAT!! But HOW do we get it??

"Submit to one another!" ... Yes .... "LOVE one another!" ... Certainly!

But in WHAT context? How do we "set the stage" so to speak? How do we look, not at others, but at OURSELVES?

John MacArthur, near the end of his book, "Slave", said something that makes REALLY GOOD sense in setting the context for having unity in the church.

Not only is slavery to Christ the way to true freedom; it is also the path to reconciliation and unity within the body of Christ. When believers realize that they are all slaves, called to model the humility of the ultimate slave (Philippians 2:5-7), it becomes obvious how they ought to treat others: 'Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves.' "

Now, we have ALL heard that LAST verse ... but sometimes we need some "context" to help us act out spiritual truths ... in this case, for CHURCH UNITY, the context, I believe, as REMEMBERING that we are SLAVES TO CHRIST. We are NOT our own. We have been BOUGHT with a price. A very HIGH price, I might add.

Blessings!!