When believers disagree, whether it be in a local church, in a group of churches, or in an entire denomination of churches, at least four things must be remembered.\u00a0\u00a0When it is all said and done, Jesus wins.\u00a0\u00a0Re-read the back of the Book. I\u2019m not sure that once in heaven, we will be able to look back, but if we can, I am sure we will wonder why we spent so much time disagreeing and so little time on the second thing to remember, which it our primary task and our great commission, to make disciples, who make more disciples (Matthew 28:19-20).\u00a0\u00a0Third, we must agree to disagree without being disagreeable.\u00a0\u00a0Speaking the truth in love (Ephesians 4:15) far exceeds character assassination. Finally, we must remember that the enemy is not our fellow believer but much larger than that.\u00a0\u00a0We must use our energy against the \u201cprincipalities and powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places\u201d (Ephesians 6:12).\u00a0\u00a0The well-known quote is often attributed to Augustine: \u201cIn essentials, unity; in non-essentials, liberty; in all things, charity.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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