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Biblical Authority
Psalm 133 (NIV)
A Song of Ascents. of David.
1
How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity!
2
It is like precious oil poured on the head, running down on the beard,
running down on Aaron’s beard, down on the collar of his robe.
3
It is as if the dew of Hermon were falling on Mount Zion. For there
the Lord bestows his blessing, even life forevermore.
A Church Divided Over Leaders
1 Corinthians 1:10
10
I appeal to you, brothers and sisters, [a] in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of
you agree with one another in what you say and that there be no divisions among
you, but that you be perfectly united in mind and thought.
1 Corinthians 12:25-27
25
so that there should be no division in the body, but that its parts should have equal
concern for each other. 26 If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is
honored, every part rejoices with it.
27
Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it.
Galatians 6:2
2
Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.
Matthew 18:20
20
For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.”
Romans 12:4-5
4
For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not
all have the same function, 5 so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each
member belongs to all the others.
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