Finally, all of you be of one mind . . .
1 Peter 3:8a
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An Aesop's Fable perfectly illustrates the importance of unity in the body of Christ. A lion prowled about a field in which four oxen dwelled. Often the lion tried to attack them; but whenever he came near, they turned their tails to one another so that whichever way he approached them, he was met by the horns of one of the oxen. At last, however, the oxen started to quarrel among themselves and each went off to pasture alone in a separate corner of the field. The lion saw his chance, attacked them one by one, and soon made an end of all four.
Psalm 133
Aesop ended the fable with the simple but powerful statement, "United we stand, divided we fall," which Patrick Henry used later to stress the importance of standing together in a unified love of freedom rather than being divided by petty differences. He knew divisions among the colonies would prevent the establishment of the country we now know and love.
It's the same in the Christian community. We must be united in our love for God lest our common goal of reaching lost souls for His kingdom be sacrificed for the sake of our minor differences.
United we stand, divided we fall. Let us not split into factions which must destroy that union upon which our existence hangs.
Patrick Henry
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