Imitating Christ - United we are the majority!
Faustino de Jesús Zamora Vargas
SUMMARY: The lack of unity among Christians is a reason why the world resists believing in Christ. We need to focus on Christ and His redemptive work, leaving behind differences and simplicities. Christ prayed for our unity, and it is a testimony of credibility for the world. We are the majority when we walk with Christ, and nothing can prevail against us.
A praise that René González sings says in one of his verses: My Lord and I are the majority. A beautiful message for the church of Jesus Christ. Do you know one of the reasons why the world resists believing in Christ as Lord and Savior? Due to the lack of unity among Christians as a consequence of a poor relationship with the Lord. Sometimes we seem more "sheep without a shepherd" than the world itself. We appear not to have a Christocentric theological definition; each one pulling for their doctrinal truth, or for their group, or for their leaders. People say, what use are Christ and the church if they don't even understand each other? The unity of believers bears witness that Christ is real in the life of his church. We are the majority when we walk with Christ.
Years ago I was invited to the Keswick Convention, an interdenominational event held every year in the Cayman Islands. The central theme of the Convention was “All one in Christ Jesus”. The daily program of the event was led each day by a different denomination, as well as the worship and exposition of the Word. I was not impacted by the technology, not even the worship, fluid and offered in different styles, but the harmony and love prevailing between pastors of various strata, leaders and the body of Christ in general. The prayer time that preceded the daily program, with a multitude of pastors from various denominations praying for unity (sole reason for prayer), was the most uplifting for me. I seemed to hear the apostle Paul say: I beg you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all agree, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be entirely united in the same mind and in the same mind . (1 Co 1.10).
Years ago I was invited to the Keswick Convention, an interdenominational event held every year in the Cayman Islands. The central theme of the Convention was “All one in Christ Jesus”. The daily program of the event was led each day by a different denomination, as well as the worship and exposition of the Word. I was not impacted by the technology, not even the worship, fluid and offered in different styles, but the harmony and love prevailing between pastors of various strata, leaders and the body of Christ in general. The prayer time that preceded the daily program, with a multitude of pastors from various denominations praying for unity (sole reason for prayer), was the most uplifting for me. I seemed to hear the apostle Paul say: I beg you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all agree, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be entirely united in the same mind and in the same mind . (1 Co 1.10).
