DWELLING TOGETHER IN UNITY
It is sad when worldly attachments prevent
believers from living closer to Christ’s people and from consistently hearing Christ
preached. I have been there. But like as
we need to hear the gospel preached consistently, we also need to fellowship
with one another throughout the week, we need to experience being forgiven our
offenses and to forgive others theirs, we need to bear one another’s burdens
and have others bear our burdens, we need to love and to be loved by brethren.
It is difficult to explain the benefits to someone who has never done it. But Christ
declares these things to us in the gospel then Christ effectually works in
every member making them minister to the needs of every other member. (Eph 4:
16) By this he shows us how real the grace and love of Christ is toward and in
his people so that we “Behold, how good
and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!” (Ps 133:
1)