you’ve tasted the goodness of the gospel’s blessings, then please, please preserve this one—the unity of the church.” Notice that he’s aiming for comprehensive unity—unity of mind and heart, of thought and affection. He wants the church to be as tightly knit together as the cotton threads in our clothes that blend into one seamless fabric. He wants the church’s unity to be as pure and resonant as an orchestra tuned to the same pitch. How should a church pursue this unity? “Do nothing from selfish
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