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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: "Someone mentioned the Jerusalem council of Acts 16. They didn't have the Bible to go by yet they were able to resolve the vast differences of theology without dividing into two churches." Since that someone was me, please allow me to point out a few things: 1. They didn't have the New Testament, obviously, but they did have Scripture. James quotes from Amos during the deliberations in support of his decision. 2. The decision of the council was published in written form and was considered binding upon the churches. 3. As we see elsewhere in the New Testament, this written declaration of faith and practice was violated by the Judaizers. I have no idea whether a full-fledged sect separated from the apostles and considered themselves "the true church" as a result of this decision, but the first-century church was certainly not immune to such things. --Joe! |