I have often thought about why people’s hearts seem so open or closed at times. It’s easy to blame them for their rejection of what we say, but more often than not it may be our fault, especially when it comes to other believers. We often believe that our doctrine and interpretations of scripture are superior to others and we ascribe the success of our lives to these tenets, not necessarily God’s grace, giftings, calling and election. The most important message that we can convey to people within the orthodoxy of our faith is how we love them. Love has been redefined in recent ages. It takes on the context of a nurturing, tolerant, grandmotherly approach. It’s not; it is bold and unflinching. It is the most powerful, candid,  life changing stuff known to the universe. In fact the Apostle John stated this, “…perfect love cast out all fear. For fear has to do with punishment and whoever fears has not been perfected in love.” (1st John 4:18)  Our mission in life is not to focus so much on doctrine and denominationalism- our mission is to focus on loving one another. With the kind of love Christ had in mind when He said, “By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”

In modern times we have cast away love and opted for teaching and denominationalism. By accentuating certain tenets we gaurd against deception, believing this will insulate us from cults and sects. We do well to examine doctrine, but we also have to understand that Christ has promised to guide us based on the immutable fact He selected us in the first place and promised a unity amongst His sheep.

John 10:14-16

14“I am the good  shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me— 15just as the Father  knows me and I know the Father—and I lay down my life for the sheep.
16I have other sheep  that are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also. They too will listen to my voice, and there shall be one flock and one shepherd.

Paul focused on love and the inevitable unity it produces…

Ephesians 4:15

¹⁵ Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ.

Paul addressed arguments and quarrels here…

2nd Timothy 2:23-25

23Don’t have anything to do with foolish and stupid arguments, because you know they produce quarrels. 24And the Lord’s servant must not quarrel; instead, he must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful. 25Those who oppose him he must gently instruct, in the hope that God will grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the truth, 26and that they will come to their senses and escape from the trap of the devil, who has taken them captive to do his will.

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Romans 14: 4-12
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4Who are you to judge  someone else’s servant? To his own master he stands or falls. And he will stand,  for the Lord is able to make him stand. 5One man considers one
day more sacred than another; another man considers every day alike. Each one
should be fully convinced in his own mind. 6He who regards one day
as special, does so to the Lord. He who eats meat, eats to the Lord, for he
gives thanks to God; and he who abstains, does so to the Lord and gives thanks
to God. 7For none of us lives  to himself alone and none of us dies to himself alone. 8If we live, we live to  the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we
belong to the Lord. 9For this very reason,  Christ died and returned to life so that he might be the Lord of both the dead  and the living. 10You, then, why do  you judge your brother? Or why do you look down on your brother? For we will all  stand before God’s judgment seat. 11It is written: “‘As surely as I live,’ says the Lord, ‘every knee will bow before me; every tongue will confess to God.’”^a 12So then, each of us  will give an account of himself to God.

In the nearly 19 years I’ve walked with the Lord I have had periods of apathy and backslid into things I’m not proud of, and at times acted in very unchristlike ways, but the one thing that has not changed is His love for me. So saints, keep in mind that there are many denominations out there that will attempt to bend your ear to their doctrines, teachings and beliefs. And many of them have helpful truths that feed us milk filtered through the minds of men. But…Christ and love are the greatest truths of scripture. We need Him and we need to be surrounded by people who love us. So let’s major in the majors and minor in the minors.

My advice is to pray about all things and love everyone even when you disagree with them. Take hold of the covenant God has made with you through new birth and “Be fully convinced in your own mind.” in regards to what you are doing or pursuing based on your calling. Peter amplifies this point when he was summing up faith in Peter 4:8 “Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.” We will be wise if we follow this advice.