1 Corinthians 12:14-18 (NKJV) 14 For in fact the body is not one member but many. 15 If the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I am not of the body,” is it therefore not of the body? 16 And if the ear should say, “Because I am not an eye, I am not of the body,” is it therefore not of the body? 17 If the whole body were an eye, where would be the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where would be the smelling? 18 But now God has set the members, each one of them, in the body just as He pleased.
Just as each part of our human body plays a significant role in being able to function as a whole person, so do the different parts in the body of Christ play a significant role in reaching the world.
Even in the body of Christ, we have our uniqueness; our strong areas, our weak areas, etc.
Consider a few of the different denominations.
I was saved and baptized in one denomination. In another denomination, I grew strong in other areas of my walk with God. Yet, in another denomination I grew even more strong and closer to God.
Each denomination taught me some very important things, helping me to have a wonderful relationship with Jesus Christ and our Heavenly Father. I’m so grateful for each one of them.
It’s not wrong for people to belong to different denominations as long as they are biblically correct in their teachings. We can grow and learn, taking good things from each one of them.
I remember as a child, if you dared to go to another denomination, you were looked down on. Why?
I remember a pastor saying to me one time, when I had left his church to begin attending another one, “I won’t be back to visit you and don’t come around my people.”
We have to rise above this kind of behavior if we want to reach the world for Christ!
Each denomination has their strengths and operates in them. We can not frown or look down at others because they don’t do things the way we do them.
If we see that some things are wrong or misleading, pray for them. Ask God to help them find the truth.
Sometimes we see things go wrong and we immediately have a negative attitude toward the situation.
No one is perfect. Not a church, no pastor, no priest, no evangelist, and NO Christian, etc. There is always going to be room for learning and growing no matter who we are and what we’ve been taught.
The body of Christ needs to come together through prayer, love, and compassion for each other.
Psalm 133:1 (NKJV) 133 Behold, how good and how pleasant it is For brethren to dwell together in unity!
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808
401-315-0902
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