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Adventistische Schriften über: "How should the demand for unanimity in 1 Corinthians 1:10 be understood?"
Answer
The demand for unanimity in 1 Corinthians 1:10 is a call to complete unity in Christ, whereby disagreements are set aside in order to stand in harmony with the congregation. This unity is understood as the necessary result of Christian perfection and is by no means impossible to achieve when one's own “self” is submitted to God. Such unanimity serves the world as a powerful testimony to the truth of the Gospel and gives the congregation the necessary strength for its mission.
Unity as the Result of Christian Perfection
»Paul would not have appealed to them to do something that was impossible. Unity is the sure result of Christian perfection. Even in the Epistle to the Ephesians the glorious privileges granted to the children of God are set forth... Paul writes to his Corinthian brothers: "I exhort you, dear brothers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak with one voice and that there be no divisions among you, but that you hold fast together in one mind and one judgment.«
Submission to the Authority of the Church
»Christ saw that unity and Christian fellowship were necessary for God’s work, therefore He impressed them upon His disciples... Let the individual judgment be submitted to the authority of the church. The apostles felt the need for strict unity and earnestly worked toward this goal. Paul admonished his brothers with these words: "I exhort you, dear brothers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak with one voice and that there be no divisions among you, but that you hold fast together in one mind and one judgment.«
Giving Up Personal Opinions for Unity
»Christ leads a people out and brings them into the unity of faith so that they may be one, as He is one with the Father. Disagreements must be set aside so that all can come into fellowship with the body, so that they have one mind and one judgment: "I exhort you, dear brothers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak with one voice and that there be no divisions among you; but that you hold fast together in one mind and one judgment.«
Unanimity Instead of Independence
»God wants His people to be united in the closest bonds of Christian fellowship... God leads a people out of the world onto the exalted platform of eternal truth... They will not be divided, with one believing this and another holding completely opposite views, each moving independently of the body. Through the variety of gifts and administrations that He has placed in the church, they will all attain the unity of faith.«
The Source of Unanimity in the Heart
»In order to have the right disposition and the right word toward the brothers, there must be other and better nourishment for the thoughts than their supposed errors. The apostle gave us a great lesson on this point in the following passage: "What is true, what is honorable, what is just, what is pure, what is lovely, what has a good reputation—if there is any virtue or any praise, think about it." ... "I exhort you, dear brothers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak with one voice and that there be no divisions among you; but that you be perfectly united in the same mind and the same judgment.«
Original Sources (English)
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