Unity & Diversity

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Bro. Cary:
> In agreeing to the broader wording, obviously the
brethren considered unity
> among Apostolics, for the cause of Christ and His work,
more crucial than
> their differing views on the new birth. 

Me:
This is what "gets my hackles up!"  The Word of God is more
impoertant than unity.  When you stick to the Word as your
standard and have none other you will have unity IN THE
BODY and ANY that disagree will be out of the Body.  With
the BROAD definition of just what constitutes the Body of
Christ these days my statement will not make sense to most
but if you think about it and let God hae His way with the
statement you will see that the Body of Christ is now and
always has been untied.  

Division is different that disagreement, you can have
disagreement without division.  I have heard UPC pastors
"from the old school"
you know, the ones that were there speak of this
"compomise," their word, not mine and it nearly destroyed
the UPC before it was formed from their accounts.  Similar
division is on the horizon for all congregations regardless
of their affiliation.  We can only draw that much closer to
the Word and pray.