“If someone says ‘I love God’ and hates his brother, he is a liar; .... And this commandment (singular) have we from him, that he who loves God love his brother also.” I John 4:20-21

My brethren, if we love one another, let us do what Priscilla and Aquila did for Apollos. Please let us deal gently, kindly and patiently with one another if we are eager for the truth and not competition. We may differ on matters of expediency, understanding and opinion where God give us choices and the option. God leaves it to our best judgment how to conduct ourselves and still not disrupt fellowship to one another. If we believe complete doctrinal correctness is required for fellowship with God or with other Christians, were we in fellowship with God just before you changed doctrinally the last time? When we start preaching the gospel, we change our stand and understanding from time to time when the Bible tell us to do so. God died when we are yet sinners not when we are righteous (Romans 5:8). Did Abraham become justified because he was perfectly doctrinally correct? We are not save by our sinless obedience, nor by our perfect doctrinal understanding BUT by our perfect faith in Christ. We may do all the right doctrine but err in our attitudes (big problem). We might be like the Pharisees, doing the right things for the wrong motives. True doctrine is very important, but true doctrine will not let us diminish the importance how God’s people treat each other (Jeremiah 9:23-24).

If there are things needed to be corrected in the past let us do it by Love. (Eph 4:1-2). Remember we are all human beings subject to commit mistake. A local congregation is not a group of Christians who agree on everything they understand in the Bible, but they are agreed on what they do collectively. We must agree to behave ourselves toward each other according to Biblical principles in matters we differ on (love one another). The church was also compared to husband and wife (Eph 5:23), Sometime ( or most of the time) husband and wife differ from their understanding but they still love each other. God commanded us not to put away our wives nor wives separate to her husband but to reconcile in love (I Corinthians 7:10-11). This is also the same principle to the brotherhood belongs to Christ church. If we differ my brethren in our understanding in some issues why don’t we sit down and talk in Love (no limit of time). Now if we still differ until the Second Coming of our Lord, Let Him judge us (Romans 14:4). I pray we are willing to treat our brothers the same way we would like to be treated! Yet, if we are unwilling to practice what we expect from others, there’s a word that apply to us? Hypocrite (Matt. 23:4).

Let God be true forever and ever. All credit and honor belongs to Him, Him alone.