Divisions

There are two basic types of Divisions pertaining to Christians today:

* Division between the Church and the World

* Division between the Church and Itself

These two division are very different from one another but the differences between the two are the subject of much confusion, pain, and destruction. To begin with the first, division between the church and the world, is a GOOD division. The Bible instructs us to be separate from the corruption of the world and its sin. The second one, division between the church and itself, is the BAD division. It is the tool of Satan to divide and conquer soldiers of the Faith.

Here are a few bad scenarios that I see concerning these divisions:

Scenario #1: People in church desire to have certain things in the world in their lives and they do not remain sufficiently separate from the world and are led away of their own lusts into sin.

Scenario #2: Christians erect walls of division amongst themselves that are not based on the Word of God and needlessly splinter into factions base on doctrine that may stem from tradition, background, or peculiar ideas that are indefensible in the Word of God.

Scenario #3: Under the guise of removing "needless divisions" between people in church, certain ones encourage fellowship with and participation in sin.

The first scenario will destroy a church. The second scenario will destroy fellowship between God's people and eventually the church. The third, if left unchecked, will destroy all associated churches, pervert and corrupt all involved people of faith, and transform the church of God into a den of reprobates.

There is no easy remedy for any of the above scenarios as far as the flesh is concerned. God's people need to be a Spiritual people. Without wholly submitting ourselves to God's will and His Spirit of Truth, there is no way that we can overcome of these. I think that when we see these scenarios starting to pop up in our churches we need to be keen to make sure that our focus is in the right place and then take action to stem the tide.

Be watch, be vigilant, and always keep your purpose fixed on the edification of the Kingdom of God.

God Bless!