Thursday, November 29, 2012

Divisions and Wisdom, 1 Cor. 1.10-17

Divisions and Wisdom, 1 Cor. 1.10-17
and that there be no divisions"No schisms," in the Greek. If there were none, and all "were perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment," all would "speak the same thing." There would be no variation in what they have to say. It is evident, from what follows, that, while the Corinthians had not separated into various church organizations, they had formed several parties within the church. Organized sects, claiming to be "branches of the church," were unknown till centuries later. Today, many new churches begin as a split from the home church.

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