CONTENDING FOR UNITY // WEEK 4

Unity among believers is such a fragile thing. I believe that authentic unity without God’s gift of grace is all but impossible. I also believe that unity with all of our diversity is a powerful witness of God’s presence among us. In chapter 2 Paul would go to Jerusalem not to look for their approval but to make sure they were all agreeing on the main thing! He realized how critical unity was around this message of freedom. (Acts 11) He was very aware of the dangers of ethnic and religious pride that would divide them. In this chapter of Galatians we see Paul contending for the central truths of the Gospel. Truths that had the power to hold these diverse groups together.