Dwell Together in Unity

[Thompson, Darryl]

Dwell Together in Unity

     Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell
together in unity! Ps. 133:1  

     Christian unity is a mighty agency. It tells in a powerful manner
that those who possess it are children of God. It has an irresistible
influence upon the world, showing that man in his humanity may be a
partaker of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in
the world through lust. We are to be one with our fellow men and with
Christ, and in Christ one with God. Then of us can be spoken the words,
"Ye are complete in Him."  

     In the plan of redemption a place is allotted to every soul. To
each man is given his work. No one can be a member of Christ's body and
yet be inactive. . . . The work of God's people may and will be varied,
but one Spirit is the mover in it all. All the work done for the Master
is to be connected with the great whole. The workers are to labor
together in concert, each one controlled by divine power, putting forth
undivided effort to draw those around them to Christ. All must move like
parts of a well-adjusted machinery, each part dependent on the other
part, yet standing distinct in action. And each one is to take the place
assigned him and do the work appointed him. God calls upon the members
of His church to receive the Holy Spirit, to come together in unity and
brotherly sympathy, to bind their interests together in love.  

     Nothing so manifestly weakens a church as disunion and strife.
Nothing so wars against Christ and the truth as this spirit. . . .  

     He in whose heart Christ abides recognizes Christ abiding in the
heart of his brother. Christ never wars against Christ. Christ never
exerts an influence against Christ. Christians are to do their work,
whatever it may be, in the unity of the Spirit, for the perfecting of
the whole body. 

>From My Life Today - Page 276