THERE’S ONLY ONE CHURCH
There’s one thing that’s easy to miss.
There’s only one church. Most denominations recognize that there is one universal church. Across nearly all historic Christian traditions, there is a shared belief that all true believers in Christ belong to one universal Body of Christ, even if they are separated institutionally. This is why so many churches recite the Nicene Creed’s phrase: “one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church. The Bible teaches that all Christians will eventually come to unity.
Local churches were not meant to function in isolation. In the New Testament order, there are those who are sent by God. Apostles. They move between churches. Not as rulers. Not as isolated individuals. But working together. When major issues arose, they didn’t compete. they came together.
In Acts 15, we see a pattern of multiple leaders seeking God together and recognizing what the Spirit was saying This created something essential: stability based on Holy Spirit leading and authority rather than fear-based oppression and repression. Because without this kind of unity: ministries begin to compete, personalities take over, and the church fragments. But God’s pattern was never independent voices or competing leaders. It was a united people with those sent by God working together in humility. And that kind of unity cannot be organized by man. It must be brought about by the Holy Spirit.
This may seem impossible right now, but it’s clear from Scripture that God will do this.
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