Now I want you to turn with me to Romans chapter 15, the first 13 verses.

There's been a true blessing from God for me to prepare it.

I hope and I trust and pray that it's been a blessing for you as you hear the word of God,

spoken, taught, explained. Amen. Amen. Give God praise. Give him praise for His word. Please hear me right.

You cannot read the scripture for any length of time without seeing how much God loves,

blesses, and he himself is honored when true unity is taking place. Now, you have to

understand there are people out there in church world. They said unity is when all the

denominations just mixed up together, becoming ecumenical.

That is not the unity the Bible talks about, because unity has to be a unity about the truth.

We have to be united in the truth, not ignore the truth for the sake of unity.

Our salvation, in fact, is the one overarching basis for that unity.

Our sharing of eternal life that we're going to be together forever in heaven. It should impact

the shared life together in this earth, in this life. So let me give you biblical evidence of why God loves unity over the

truth. First of all, you see the Holy Spirit inspires David in Psalm 133, verse 1, when he said,

how beautiful it is and pleasant it is, for the brethren or sisters dwell together

in unity.

Secondly, Jesus himself in John chapter 10, verse 16, he said, I have other sheep.

He's talking about the Gentiles who have not come in yet.

I have other sheep which not of this fold. That's Israel. I must bring them also. They shall hear my voice, and they shall

become one flock and one shepherd. Unity. Thirdly, he found it in Acts chapter four. What God gave the early

church such power, such blessing, like we have never seen in history right after Pentecost. Why?

Because the Bible said they were of one what, accord. The selfless unity that they

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