References:
- The alarming rise in conflict within churches at current events
- The Body of Christ - (Rom 12:5; 1 Cor 10:17, 12:27; Eph 4:12, 5:23; Col 1:24; Heb 13:3)
- Oneness and Peace in Christ - Eph 2:11-22
- Enmity - ἔχθρα (ekh'-thrah) vs 15 & 16
- Carefully joined together - συναρμολογέω (soon-ar-mol-og-eh'-o) (see v 21 in MSG)
- Ways we fracture the oneness of the Body (see Gal 5:20)
- Impatience and self-centeredness
- Jas 4:1-2 - guarding against (Eph 4:1-3)
- Unresolved issues and importing fights from elsewhere
- Heb 12:14-15
- Disrespecting church leadership
- Num 12; 1 Thess 5:12-13; Heb 13:17
- Impatience and self-centeredness
- Seven things God hates: Prov 6:16-19
- Oneness and Peace in Christ - Eph 2:11-22
- Koinonia (κοινωνία) - fellowship, association, community, communion, joint participation, partnership, intimacy, etc.
- Acts 2:42 - the four qualities or characteristics of the gathered followers of Christ
- 1 Jn 1:1-4 - within the community of faith and with God
- Phil 1:3-11 - sharing in the mission of the Kingdom
- Col 3:8-17 - represent Christ in all you say and do (while koinonia doesn’t appear in this passage, it shows us the value of this fellowship)
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