True Hope Defeats Division

Philippians 2:2 – “complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind.” 

1 Corinthians 1:10 – “I appeal to you, brothers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and the same judgment.” 

1 Peter 3:8 – “Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind.” 

Ephesians 4:3 – “eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.” 

Romans 12:4-5 – “For as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all have the same function, so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another.” 

John 20:20-21 – “When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I am sending you.”” 

1 Timothy 3:15 – “if I delay, you may know how one ought to behave in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, a pillar and buttress of the truth.” 

I. Men Must Fight for Unity (1 Timothy 2:8)

Matthew 6:10 – “Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.” 

II. Women Must Fight for Unity (1 Timothy 2:9-10)

1 Peter 3:3-4 – “Do not let your adorning be external—the braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewelry, or the clothing you wear— but let your adorning be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God’s sight is very precious.” 

1 Samuel 16:7 “...For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.”  

III. God Designs for Unity (1 Timothy 2:11-15)

Hebrews 13:17 – “Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be of no advantage to you.” 

Titus 2:3-5 – “Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good, and so train the young women to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled, pure, working at home, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be reviled.”