As churches and denominations around the world become increasingly divided and fractured, Erik Strandness encourages Christians to unite for the sake of those outside the Church

“Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity!” (Psalm 133:1)

Out of sight, out of mind

Christian unity should be the witness of the Church to the world. Jesus said people would know us by the way we love one another, yet the world sees no evidence of denominational or non-denominational affection. We are children of God but instead of frequent family reunions the only evidence the world sees for our common lineage is historical paternity testing revealing varying percentages of common religious DNA. 

Church division isn’t a new problem because even the nascent Church struggled with unity. Paul tried to shepherd a flock but found it was more like herding cats and since that time schisms have continued to be the norm for the Church… (Register to read the rest of the article)