[Biblemat] Article - How Is Unity Possible? - Number 14

[GLClair at aol.com]

HOW IS UNITY POSSIBLE? – Number 14 

Explaining  the nature of fellowship [i.e. condition acceptabe to God on 
which each member  of the congregation is united with all faithful ones].  
>From  the teaching of the Bible it is clear that violations of God’s 
Instruction are  considered sin; note the following Scriptural references that 
identify sin for  us.   John  8:34, “34 Jesus answered them, Verily,  verily, I say 
unto you, Every one that committeth sin is the bondservant of  sin. “ASV 
Rom 3:9-10, “9 What then? are we  better than they? No, in no wise: for we 
before laid to the charge both of Jews  and Greeks, that they are all under sin; 
10 as it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one;”  ASV 
Rom 6:16-18, “16 Know ye not, that  to whom ye present yourselves (as) 
servants unto obedience, his servants ye are  whom ye obey; whether of sin unto 
death, or of obedience unto  righteousness? 
17 But thanks be to God, that, whereas ye were servants of sin, ye  became 
obedient from the heart to that form of teaching whereunto ye were  delivered; 
18 and being made free from sin, ye became servants of  righteousness.” ASV 
Heb 3:13, “but exhort one another  day by day, so long as it is called Today; 
lest any one of you be hardened by  the deceitfulness of sin :” ASV 
Heb 10:26, “For if we sin  wilfully after that we have received the knowledge 
of the truth, there remaineth  no more a sacrifice for sins,” ASV 
Heb 12:1, “1 Therefore let us  also, seeing we are compassed about with so 
great a cloud of witnesses, lay  aside every weight, and the sin which doth so 
easily beset us, and let us run  with patience the race that is set before us,” 
 ASV 
Whenever a sin has been committed that sin must be forgiven by God or  that 
sinner is no longer in fellowship with the congregation.   
That  sinner has cut himself off from Jesus Christ and consequently he/she is 
no  longer in fellowship with the congregation. That person has shattered the 
unity  of the congregation because he/she has sinned, note the Scripture  
reference;   
1  John 1:3-10, “3 That which we have seen  and heard declare we unto you, 
that ye also may have fellowship with us: and  truly our fellowship is with the 
Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.  [Unity] 
4 And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be  full. 
5 This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto  you, 
that God is light, and in him is no darkness at  all. 
6  If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, 
and  do not the truth:  [no fellowship- no unity] 
7  But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one 
with  another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all  
sin.  [Unity] 
8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is  not 
in us. 
9  If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, 
and to  cleanse us from all unrighteousness [unity}. 
10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is  
not in us.” 
CONSIDER THIS: 
Fellowship of all members of the congregation must be intact in order for  
perfect unity to exist in a congregation. Please refer to Number 13 this study 
series, How Is Unity Possible under  these circumstance? Tell me where the 
congregation exist that is in perfect  unity!  

_glclair at aol.com_ (mailto:glclair at aol.com)  
considermagazine.com



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