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1 | Darby Quote on Unity | Ps 133:1 | DocTrinsograce | 128095 | ||
"Separation from evil is the necessary first principle of communion with Him ... Separation from evil is His principle of unity." --John N. Darby (1800-1882) | ||||||
2 | Darby Quote on Unity | Ps 133:1 | Country Girl | 128132 | ||
I don't know about John Darby but I do know about one of Jesus' last prayers on this earth was made for us. Jn 17:20 "I do not pray for these alone, but also for those who will believe in Me through their word; 21that they all may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You; that they also may be one in Us, that the world may believe that You sent Me. 22And the glory which You gave Me I have given them, that they may be one just as We are one: 23I in them, and You in Me; that they may be made perfect in one, and that the world may know that You have sent Me, and have loved them as You have loved Me. 24"Father, I desire that they also whom You gave Me may be with Me where I am, that they may behold My glory which You have given Me; for You loved Me before the foundation of the world. 25O righteous Father! The world has not known You, but I have known You; and these have known that You sent Me. 26And I have declared to them Your name, and will declare it, that the love with which You loved Me may be in them, and I in them." It's such a shame that the religious world is so divided when Jesus wanted us to be united so badly. Of course, we all need to imitate what we see and read in our Bibles to come close to that state of unity. But therein lies the big controversy...interpretation. So many ways to look at and understand a certain statement. I guess that's the price we pay for diversity. Blessings to you. Country Girl |
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3 | Darby Quote on Unity | Ps 133:1 | DocTrinsograce | 128189 | ||
"On all hands we hear cries for unity in this and unity in that; but in our mind the main need of this age is not compromise but conscientiousness, 'First pure, then peaceable.' It is easy to cry 'A confederacy,' but that union that is not based on the truth of God is rather a conspiracy than a communion. Charity by all means: but honesty also. Love of course, but love to God as well as love to men, and love of truth as well as love of union. It is exceedingly difficult in these times to preserve one's fidelity before God and one's fraternity among men. Should not the former be preferred to the latter if both cannot be maintained? We think so." --Charles Hadon Spurgeon 1887 "Diversity and division is infinitely more precious than a satanic unity. The problem God's people are facing today: Satan wants unity in what? -- in error. God would infinitely prefer division because of truth. Do you know what Jesus said in Matthew 10? He said, 'I have come not to bring peace, not to bring unity, but to bring division, to set a son against his father, a daughter against her mother, so that people within their own households will be enemies of each other.' That is what Jesus said he came to do ... God's smashing of satanic ecumenical unity was an incredible blessing (Genesis 11)... The potential for satanic depravity is infinite, as long as what continues? -- a unity in error -- organized blasphemy. Measure this friends. Grasp it. Satan will, in his brief hour, at the end of this world, be given his opportunity to demonstrate what total unity is like in the human race, when every person will have a mark on the forehead or right hand, and will walk lockstep under incredible blasphemy ... You say, 'We want unity.' Oh, really? What kind of unity? 'We want all the churches to get together.' Oh, really? You mean in error, in confusion, in heresy? That is, dear friends, the ecumenical movement of our hour, in which all the great denominations and all the great church leaders are becoming more and more unified. In what? -- in compromise and theological error; and this is the ultimate horror!" --John Whitcomb Jr 1984 (Personally, I like Spurgeon a lot better, but this other fellow made his point pretty well to the other side of the doctrinal aisle.) |
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4 | Darby Quote on Unity | Ps 133:1 | Country Girl | 128222 | ||
I do realize there's a wide spectrum of opinions and interpretations on just about every single major issue coming out of our Bibles, but I do think this Forum is a big step in the right direction. I guess each of us has to resolve to do our part, study our Bibles and constantly re-think ourselves, transforming ourselves with much prayer and humility to our God so that He can mold us into what He has in mind for us. Blessings to you for your great knowledge of God's Word and other writings about His Truths. Country Girl |
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