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Ian Johnson
June 18, 2025
When the battle comes to us, we are commanded only to “stand” our ground together. We are to have prepared each other beforehand by arming ourselves for the battle. The first item mentioned is “truth.” We are to have fastened the “truth” securely all around us… The “truth” which holds us together as a Body, and which holds our armor together, goes far beyond never telling a lie. It is a sincere mind and a character which continually listens to God’s truth and rejects even the thought of speaking on its own, without God directing, or of being deceptive. It is this truth as a frame of mind that we are to fasten all around ourselves before battle…
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In the Church, Meaning of Unity, Purpose of the Church, Truth and Falsehood
Armor, belt of truth, God's words, Holy Spirit, spiritual armor, spiritual battle, tongue, Truth
Ian Johnson
June 11, 2020
Causes of division in the Body of Christ are compared in the scriptures to gangrene and leprosy. There are also valid comparisons to cancers and autoimmune disorders. Divisions have led to rejection of whole branches of the church by other branches, to religious violence and persecution and to bloody wars. They have also caused many to reject Christianity.
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Death of Members, Divisions in the Church, Islam and Christianity, Islam as a Consequence, Our Oneness in Christ book revision, Religious violence and persecution, Wars as consequences
2 Timothy 2:16, 2 Timothy 2:17, autoimmune, battlefield injuries, Body of Christ, cancer, chatter, division, empty talk, gangrene, leprosy, religious violence, root of bitterness, sick body, spiritual battle, violence, war
