What is the answer to the best denomination to be a part of today? Fortunately, the New Testament gives the clear answer to the question so that we do not have to wonder about this. Let's look at 1 Corinthians 1 starting with verse 10:
"I appeal to you, brothers, In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with one another so that there may be no divisions among you and that you may be perfectly united in mind and thought. My brothers, some from Chloe's household have informed me that there are quarrels among you. What I mean is this: One of you says, 'I follow Paul'; another, 'I follow Apollos'; another, 'I follow Cephas'; still another, 'I follow Christ.' Is Christ divided? Were you baptized into the name of Paul?..."
The answer is clear. There is no best denomination. In fact, there should be no denomination, realizing that the word simply means to divide. As Christians, we are one. We have one Lord, Jesus Christ. Unity is taught all through the Bible. Just before His death, Jesus prayed in John 17 that His followers would be united. And this passage in Ephesians 4 shows us the importance of unity:
"Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit--just as you were called to one hope when you were called--one Lord, one faith, one baptism....."
It is obvious that Jesus and Paul were very concerned about the unity of Christians. We might ask how we can be unified and is that possible. The answer lies in just being Christians, just following the teaching of the Bible, just being today what Christians were in the days of the New Testament. Meanwhile, while we make this journey to being what Christ wants us to be, we are to "be completely humble and gentle", as it says in Eph. 4, with one another; to love one another and seek the best for one another.
Let's just be Christians. Thanks for reading. Have a great week.
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