No Divisions Among Us

No Divisions Among Us

1Corinthians 1:10,12-13, “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…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.  Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? or were ye baptized in the name of Paul?

Today I am going to meddle rather than try to exegete Scripture.  Christians need each other.  We often have the same problem that the Christians at Corinth were plagued with at the time St. Paul wrote this letter to them.  It is proper for a person to be loyal of his or her church or denomination.  However, it does not stop there.  We fight, we squabble, and deride each other without just cause. 

We are facing a secular society, that hates the name of God and all those who claim His name.  We must be sure that, although we hate sin, we do not hate the sinner.  Also, we must be careful as Christian musicians not to fight with other Christians needlessly. St. John wrote the words of Jesus under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit,10:16, “And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.”  I think that perhaps some of us will need to have a special cloud prepared for us in heaven since we do not play well with others!