God's Glory Church

What does unity mean to you? In a chaotic and divided world, sometimes the word “unity” can sound like something out of place, something that just can’t work in the broken world we live in. Division is nothing new. In fact, this was a challenge at the very beginning of church history, and the apostle Paul faced it head on.

In 1 Corinthians 1 we see that Paul received reports that the believers in Corinth were segmenting themselves based on who shared the Gospel with them. They said: “I belong to Paul”, “I belong to Apollos”, “I belong to Christ”. Instead of being united as one body of Christ, they divided into smaller groups and factions.

Pavel was very excited by this. In 1 Corinthians 1:13, he asks them simple questions: “Has Christ shared? Was Paul crucified for you? Were you baptized in Paul’s name?”
Paul did not want the believers in Corinth to get lost in comparisons and divisions. He wanted them to be united under Christ: one King, one Gospel.

Paul brought them back to the only thing that matters: salvation from Christ alone. Without Christ there is no unity. But under Christ we can be united in a way the world has never seen or understood.

In a world of struggle and division, the Body of Christ shows the power of the Gospel. We are united, focused on Christ and Christ alone.
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