They should not occur, but they do!

Because we disobey instructions such as these …

“Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.” Ephesians 4:31-32

Church divisions most often happen because some member of the assembly gets “power hungry!” Wants to “control” the whole fellowship!

For example … “Diotrephes” … a man who so dictated to his Church group that they even included (or excluded) whomever Diotrephes decided! Including the Disciple, the sweet Apostle John!

3 John verse 9 gives John’s testimony … “I wrote unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not.”

I just received a phone call today from a broken-hearted Pastor who has been forced to resign his Church … apparently due to a power struggle!

Folks, God will allow no man to be “lord” over His heritage, His people! Jesus is Lord, Jesus alone is Lord!

1 Peter 5:2 gives good advice … “Neither as being lords over God’s heritage, but being ensamples to the flock.”

Enough should have been said.

But “power” men and women will still exist in our Churches until Jesus comes again. Then … the Lord will judge all our hearts, all who are truly saved. !

— Dr. Mike Bagwell

Are you willing to be a submissive Church member? Or must you “rule” the House of God?

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