Show What Does The Bible LEO E. RUBEL From its beginning the Christian Church has been troubled by all sorts of heresies and In our own day there are many many of which are not in communion with one It has always been this more or in in the fourth century there were almost as many sects as there are YET THERE has never been a strong feeling among Christians on two in spite of outward there existed more oneness of faith than seemed and the divided state of the church was out or line with the will of So Christians have exerted themselves to bridge the gap that existed between contending groups and so to discover the brotherhood which they believed to be there all the they used strange methods to bring this and only made matters worse by what they said and But they continued to say in the Creed that they believed in the one IN OUR day the will of Christians to find one another is very Church mergers and federations and councils of every description are evidence of So strong is this desire that sometimes the peace is made at any price even at the price of the compromise of God's The Bible of false which come to you in sheep's but inwardly they are ravening Matthew believe not every but try the spirit's whether they are of 1 John And I beseech mark them which cause divisions and offenses contrary to the doctrine which ye have and avoid Romans PEACE AT any price is not according to the mind of Rather it is His will that we should your best to preserve the unit which the Spirit by the peace that binds you Ephesians 3 He wants His church to be one in every Spirit of bring Your faithful people together in unity of so that all scandalous schism may be through our |