Posted: 07/25/2004 at 5:25pm | IP Logged

[Originally posted by David Seargent]

This is the age when God is uniting the Body of Christ through the Holy Spirit; building up the true church into a living Temple of the Spirit in which the Body of the Son worships the Father in the unity of the Triune Godhead. Though there are many streams of the church, if this unity of Spirit is maintained, the church will be a mighty army before which the very gates of hell will crumble.
This unity of the Spirit is not something to be attained. It has already been GIVEN as a free gift of grace. What we are called to do is MAINTAIN it. We must never for a minute allow anything (either spiritual or temporal) to disrupt the great unity which God has given us, for this unity is none other than a manifestation within the human sphere of the Divine Love through which the Persons of the Holy Trinity are bonded together. As such, this love is the very essence of God Himself … and He shares it with us!
How terrible it is, then, to allow this great Love to be broken by petty disputes, differences of theology and, even more tragically, differences in race or class. From all such, we must turn in genuine repentance.
This is not about ‘church unity’. It is about allowing God to manifest the corporate Body of Christ in the world in the way that He intends. It is about becoming a Kingdom people, a Christ-in-us people. It is about becoming what God wants us to be!
Please pray that the entire church on earth catches this vision. That every Christian everywhere is enlightened to the deepest understanding of what it means to be “of one heart and mind” in Christ … to truly understand that this is to be of “one Heart and Mind” with God Himself.

I appeal to you to prayerfully read the article at http://www.freewebs.com/whitsun/ and the FREE e-book A STEP TOWARD RENEWAL at http://www.1chapter.com (Go to this Web address and search for the e-book by name, or by author name; David A. J. Seargent)

Blessings,

David Seargent

Posted: 07/25/2004 at 5:25pm | IP Logged

[Originally posted by Terry Bedard]

Hi David:

Thanks for posting this. You, have obviously caught the vision. Many who have intellectually caught the vision will now catch it in their hearts. It is happening now. Of that, I am assured!

I will now read the articles which you referred to. Have a most blessed day!

Love,

Terry