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NASB | 1 Corinthians 1:10 ¶ Now I exhort you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all agree and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be made complete in the same mind and in the same judgment. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Corinthians 1:10 ¶ But I urge you, believers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you be in full agreement in what you say, and that there be no divisions or factions among you, but that you be perfectly united in your way of thinking and in your judgment [about matters of the faith]. |
Subject: Labels? My church just goes by the Bible |
Bible Note: I WOULD LIKE TO START THIS NOTE REMINDING US OF HEB 10:25, LET US NOT FORSAKE THE GATHERING. NEXT I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT WE REALLY DO NEED TO OBEY THE HOLY SPIRIT WHEN IT COMES TO CHOOSING A CHURCH AND IF YOU DON'T KNOW IF THE HOLY SPIRIT IS SPEAKING TO YOU, THEN YOU HVE BIGGER PROBLEMS THAN YOU THINK. JESUS DID NOT COME TO UNITE CHURCHES, HE CAME SO WE COULD HAVE FELLOWSHIP WITH HIM. I RECENTLY MOVED AND AM SEARCHING FOR A CHURCH TO ATTEND. THROUGH ALL MY SEARCHING, I ATTENTED AN PENTACOSTAL CHURCH AND THE NEXT WAS A NON-DENOMINATIONAL CHURCH THAT WAS AS DRY A THE MOJAVE! GOING TO THESE TWO EXTREME CHURCHES MADE ME PUT THINGS IN PERSPECTIVE. IT WAS ACTUALLY QUITE CONFUSING! ONE THING I DID LEARN WAS BALANCE. I ALSO LEARNED THAT WHAT WAS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE CHURCH I ATTEND WAS MY RELATIONSHIP WITH THE LORD. I HAVE BEEN GOING TO CHURCH ALL MY LIFE AND WAS JUST PUT THROUGH SOME TRIALS TO UNDERSTAND THAT WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT IS COMMUNION WITH THE LORD. HE WANTS TO HAVE RELATIONS WITH US! THAT IS WHAT WE SHOULD BE FOCUSED ON! WHEN WE BECOME FAMILIAR WITH HIS VOICE, THEN WE WILL KNOW IF WE ARE IN A CHURCH THAT HE IS MOVING IN. LASTLY, IF THERE IS A "CHRISTIAN" CHURCH OUT THERE THAT PUTS DOWN OTHER CHRISTIAN CHURCHES FOR THEIR WAY OF WORSHIP, THAT IS A SURE SIGN OF DISOBEDIANCE OF GOD AND A DEFINITE REASON TO LEAVE. WE MIGHT NOT ALL AGREE WITH EACHOTHER, BUT WE ARE CALLED TO LOVE EACHOTHER. |