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Unity
The Bible gives us two clear pictures that help us understand the nature of the Church:
A Body — We need each other and we are all important even though our functions and they way we do things differ.
A Family — We relate to each other as brothers and sister, mother’s and father’s.
Just as parents train up children, so mature believer’s train up those younger in their faith.
Just as brother’s and sisters grow close and defend one another, we stand together in good times and bad, showing the world what love looks like.
Over the past few weeks we have talked about the importance of growing the church in godliness and good works.
We are unified in this calling and we count on each other for encouragement.
Today’s passage is about the opposite of unity.
It is a warning to those who would do harm to the Church of Jesus Christ and it calls us to stand firm in the defense of our unity.
Division
Paul writes this warning to Titus:
Paul wrote similarly to the Roman church:
Why such strong condemnation?
Not only are we to avoid these people, but they are described as sinful, and self-condemned.
They don’t serve Jesus but themselves and deceive others.
Have nothing to do with them.
Avoid them.
They are warped and sinful.
They don’t serve Jesus.
They serve only themselves.
They deceive the hearts of the naive.
They are self-condemned
God takes a very strong stance against those that cause division.
and here is why.
Division denies the will of Jesus for the Church.
Earlier that same evening he had given the disciples this new command.
Division denies the way God designed the Church
We are all to mature.
We build each other up.
so that . . .
we won’t be led astray.
Division denies the headship of Christ.
If Jesus, our head, desires unity and someone brings division, they are denying the lordship, the headship of Jesus over themselves and over His Church.
To seek to divide the church is to strike against Jesus himself.
The warning for false teachers
The warning for us
What mus we avoid:
Passions cause fights and quarrels
Covet to the point of hatred and fighting
You ask with wrong motives
Friendship with the world is hatred of God
What must we do:
Be humble and receive grace
Submit to God
Resist the Devil
Draw near to God
Cleanse your hands
Mourn because of your sin
Refuse the pleasure of the world
Put God first
Trust him to lift you up.
Where does this receiving of grace begin.
It begins in repentance.
It is God’s kindness that leads us to repentance.
That is what communion is all about.
It is the greatest expression of God’s love towards us.
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