Theology Blog

The Bible is filled with references to unity with some amazing passages and imagery about the unity of believers and the unity of the church. It seems that unity is very hard to find in the American church today, whether in general, within a denomination, or even within a local church body. There is not at all a sense of the unity of believers that Paul talks about frequently. Of course, there are varying views on what unity means and looks like in our context today. I have been wrestling with what it really means to have unity as a follower of Jesus Christ. Certainly, the church would be a greater witness if there were more unity. It is likely that unity is not total agreement, but I also believe that it transcends the idea that we can ‘just agree to disagree.’ I suspect unity is so much more, and that the unity that the Bible talks about is challenging, sacrificial and impossible without Christ. As I continue to pray, read and ponder about what it means to have unity, I would certainly be interested in anyone else’s thoughts on the matter.