God is glorified when His children strive to live and work in unity.
Having an attitude of unity is crucial for:
1. Fighting against selfishness.
- Luke 9:46 Then a dispute arose among them as to which of them would be greatest.
- Philippians 2:2-4 fulfill my joy by being like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord of one mind. 3 Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. 4 Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others.
- 1 Corinthians 12:25-26 that there should be no schism in the body, but that the members should have the same care for one another. 26 And if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; or if one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.
2. Avoiding divisions.
- Luke 9:49 Now John answered and said, “Master, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we forbade him because he does not follow with us.”
- 1 Corinthians 1:10 Now I plead with you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.
- 1 Peter 3:8 Finally, all of you be of one mind, having compassion for one another; love as brothers, be tenderhearted, be courteous.
3. Having a common goal.
- Luke 9:56 For the Son of Man did not come to destroy men’s lives but to save them.” And they went to another village.
- Luke 19:10 for the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.”
- 1 Timothy 1:15 This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief
