Always be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other’s faults because of your love. Make every effort to keep yourselves united in the Spirit, binding yourselves together with peace. For there is one body and one Spirit, just as you have been called to one glorious hope for the future.
Ephesians 4:2-4
Have you ever wondered why there are so many denominations? When I was a youngster I always wondered why that was, after all, aren't we worshiping the same God and Christ? As I got older, and hopefully a bit wiser, I remembered that the Apostle Paul had made the comment that every body is made up of different parts yet work together for a single purpose (to make the body work like it's supposed to). He also made the point that God has called some to be pastors, some to be teachers, some to be apostles, some to be greeters, some to be singers (which I am just a joyful noisemaker), and some to fit where they had a talent and there was a need.
If you look at a prism, light goes in and is broken into its various colors. If you look at it the other way....all those various colors make the pure light! Take away a single color and the light is not pure any longer. Thus, we are expected, commanded, to love each other so much that we are able to work together to share the love of God throughout the world.
So let's think for a moment, what part in the spectrum do you play to form the pure light?
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