Tillotson: no conscience about divisions

Monday, October 17, 2011
    Feast of Ignatius, Bishop of Antioch, Martyr, c.107
Meditation:
    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? Was Paul crucified for you? Were you baptized into the name of Paul?
    —1 Corinthians 1:12-13 (NIV)
Quotation:
    Many men’s scruples lie almost wholly about obedience to authority and compliance with indifferent customs, but very seldom about the dangers of disobedience and unpeaceableness, and rending in pieces the Church of Christ, by needless separations and endless divisions.
    ... John Tillotson (1630-1694), Works of Dr. John Tillotson, v. VIII, London: J. F. Dove, for R. Priestley, 1820, Sermon CLXXXVIII, p. 247 (see the book)
Quiet time reflection:
    Lord, may I never be the cause of division in Your Body. CQOD    Blog    email    RSS
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