Originally posted by RJHinds

And He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of service, to the building up of the body of Christ; until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a mature man, to the measure of the stature which bel ...[text shortened]... the growth of the body for the building up of itself in love.

(Ephesians 4:11-16 NASB)

Luke 11:17 ESV

But he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and a divided household falls."

Originally posted by dominuslatrunculorum
Luke 11:17 ESV

But he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and a divided household falls."

True.

However, Christ said the gates of Hell would not prevail against His church and what I quoted is that Christ has a plan to unify the Church so that we Christians are no longer to be children, tossed here and there by waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, by craftiness in deceitful scheming; but speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in all aspects into Him who is the head, even Christ, from whom the whole body, being fitted and held together by what every joint supplies, according to the proper working of each individual part, causes the growth of the body for the building up of itself in love.

HalleluYah !!! Praise the LORD! Holy! Holy! Holy!