Light + Truth The Call to Christian Unity
Apr 16, 2025
John Piper, a renowned pastor and author, dives into the challenges of disunity in the church. He discusses the dangers of seeking significance through celebrity preachers and how this can lead to division and pride. Piper emphasizes the importance of humility, drawing on Paul's teachings from 1 Corinthians to underscore the call for unity among believers. He also highlights God's sovereignty in salvation, reminding listeners that true glory belongs to God, not to individual leaders.
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Pride Fractures Church Unity
- The church fractured by pride in aligning with favorite teachers as statuses rather than Christ.
- This pride disrupts unity by creating parties around leaders, undermining the church's oneness.
Avoid Prideful Alignments
- Avoid seeking significance by aligning with famous Christian leaders or reacting with cynical anti-authoritarian attitudes.
- Pride drives both jumping on bandwagons and rejecting leadership, both harming church unity.
Christ is Not Divided
- Christ is never divided, so believers as His body must also be united.
- Boasting in different leaders fractures the body of Christ and contradicts His indivisibility.
