Jesus prayed these verses in John 17 to God the Father.
John 17: 20 - 23
20"My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, 21that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me. 22I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one: 23I in them and you in me. May they be brought to complete unity to let the world know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me.
Jesus lifted up this prayer. How significant is this prayer? In John 17, Jesus prayed these
- Jesus praying for Himself and the work God was going to do through Him
- The prayer for His disciples as they are sent out into the world for the preaching of the Gospel.
- And for all disciples to ACCEPT EACH OTHER, BE IN PERFECT UNITY.
When all churches stand as one. When all believers of the Gospel message accept each other, there is power as the world will be able to know and believe that God had sent His Son to die for them.
Perfect Unity of the Church of JESUS CHRIST is a crucial key of the REVIVAL of the world.
I know this is not easy. I tried to rationalise how to condone doctrinal differences. Alas, there will always be a 'scriptural' reason to say why we should not condone another's teaching.
When will the different denominations be able to fully accept each other? Have we been hindering the revival process? I pray this post reaches the ears and eyes of many different leaders of different denominational churches. That they may stand together in Unity. I want to see a WORLD REVIVAL.
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