UNITY-STRIFE

(A) UNITY of Believers (1) In Christ Ro 12:5; 1Co 10:17; 12:12; Ga 3:28; Eph 4:13 --SEE Saints' Fellowship, FRIENDSHIP (2) Exhortations to 1Co 1:10; 2Co 13:11; Eph 4:3; Php 1:27; 4:2; Col 2:2; 1Pe 3:8 --SEE Brotherly Love, LOVE (3) Examples of Ac 1:14; 2:1; 4:32; 5:12 (4) Prophesied, as a Mark of the Progress of True Religion Old Differences Forgotten Isa 11:13 Harmony among Leaders Isa 52:8 Contrition Unifies Believers Jer 3:18; 50:4; Ho 1:11 All Finally Gathered into one Fold Joh 10:16 The Saviour Prays for a United Church Joh 17:21 All Causes of Separation Removed in Christ Eph 2:14 (B) CO-OPERATION (Select Reading Nehemiah Chap. 4.) Ne 4:1-23 (1) Essential to Success in Religious Enterprises To Sustain in Times of Weakness Ex 17:12 To Give Success in Battle Jud 20:11 To Nerve for the Conflict 1Sa 14:6,7 To Inspire men to Improve their Conditions 2Ki 6:1-3 To Encourage Reforms Ezr 10:4; 1Ch 12:38 To Carry through Great Undertakings Ne 4:16,17 To Give Added Power in Prayer Mt 18:19 To Bring Men to Christ Mr 2:3; 6:7; Php 1:27 (2) Exemplified in the Marriage Relationship Ge 2:18; Pr 31:12,13; 1Pe 3:7 (3) Seen in the Divine Plan of Associating Men in the Work -- Moses and Aaron Ex 4:16 -- Caleb and Joshua Nu 14:6 -- Elijah and Elisha 2Ki 2:6 -- Seventy sent forth two by two Lu 10:1 -- Paul and Barnabas Ac 13:2 -- Paul and Silas Ac 15:40 --SEE Companionship, ASSOCIATION ASSOCIATION -- of Men with God. See WORK AND WORKERS, RELIGIOUS (C) STRIFE (1) Causes of -- Hatred Pr 10:12 -- Pride Pr 13:10 -- Contentious Spirit Pr 26:21 -- Anger Pr 29:22 -- Foolish questions 1Ti 6:4; Jas 3:16 (2) Forbidden Pr 3:30; 17:14; 20:3; 25:8; 26:17; Php 2:3; 2Ti 2:14; 2:24; Jas 3:14 (3) In the Church. SEE Church, CHURCH, THE (4) In the Family Ge 21:10; Pr 18:19; 19:13; 21:9,19; 27:15 --SEE Family Trouble, HOME (5) General Examples of Ge 13:7; 26:20; De 1:12; 2Sa 19:43; Ac 23:9 (6) Civil. SEE The Nation, NATION, THE (7) The Contentious Spirit Ps 120:7; 140:2; Pr 15:18; 17:19; 18:6; 26:21; Hab 1:3