Strive for unity

  Greetings:
  It is God's purpose for all believer's to attain a unity of faith.
  With many Christians there has been a tendency to confuse faith with doctrine.  Faith is not doctrine. Faith is obedience to the Lord. It is through faith that we are saved, and not by correct 'schooled' teaching.
  The Apostle Paul wrote in 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 (NIV) “Now, brothers, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your stand. By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the Word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain.  For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures.”
  This is the gospel"  principle on which we stand, and how we are saved - by which one becomes 'a believer', or, 'a Christian'.
  It is through believing the Scripture, and in the love of God, shown and commanded by our Lord Jesus Christ, and exercised in our love for each other as we are empowered by the Holy Spirit, that Christians have "unity of the Spirit" .
  It is through this that we can "attain the unity of faith."
  Although differences of beliefs, doctrine, interpretation, and opinion may be held and expressed among believers, they should be expressed in love.
  What is the basis of Christian faith?
  Is it the church building, tradition, or doctrine?
  It is none of these.
  We believe in the one to whom the Bible bears witness. We believe in the one whom tradition hands down. We believe in the one whom The Church proclaims.
  It is Jesus Christ himself, who constitutes the spiritual power and unity of the kingdom, which is The Church. If we believe that, then we are true brothers and sisters in the family of God.
Be blessed.