Jesus prayed that we might be one in the spirit yet we struggle to come to agreement. Read His prayer John 17:22-23.
I will attempt to explain why we struggle to live in unity.
Here is how I would answer this….we are all born of the same Spirit of God yet we are not all on the same level of consciousness. Therefore one man’s point of view will differ from another man based upon his level of consciousness. Even in the scripture we see different levels of consciousness are expressed. For example: some Christians obey God out of fear, others surrender to God out of love. Each point of view is based upon what level of consciousness they are living at the time.
It is the work
of the Holy Spirit to bring us into harmony and raise us all to higher levels of consciousness but until then we will have our differences.Am I saying that some people are living at higher levels of consciousness than others? Yes I am. Jesus knew that mankind was not living on the same level of consciousness this is why he spoke to the multitudes in parables and to his disciples he did he best to explain their meaning. Read Matt. 13:10-11. Before his death he told the disciples the time would come when He would no longer speak to them in parables. Read John 16:25.
Jesus spoke of many mysteries but they were only mysteries to those who did NOT understand them at the time, even in John 16:12 Jesus said, "I have many this to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now.” This is why it was so important that He would send the Holy Spirit for He would guide us into all truth. Read the following verse 13.
This is why the Holy Spirit has given us gifts and callings so we may use them to raise our consciousness until we all come into the unity of the faith and the full understanding of the mysteries of God. Read Eph.4:7-13 & Col.2:2.
Until then we are taught to love one another and to stop judging one another allow the Holy Spirit to teach us, each according to his or her needs.
Steve Hart
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