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    Until Unity
    Until Unity
    Until Unity
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    Until Unity

    Written by Francis Chan

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    The Church becomes more divided each day.
     
    Many seek reassurance or perceived unity by creating doctrinal statements, but that misses the point. Doctrine is necessary but it is not the solution.
     
    In his new book Until Unity, New York Times best-selling author, Francis Chan, shows readers that the real problem is shallow or even non-existent love for each other. Do we truly understand the gospel? Do we believe in the miracle of the Holy Spirit in us? As believers, Christians are supposed to yield the fruit of supernatural love for one another. Instead, we allow jealousy and selfish ambition to prevail.
     
    God hates this division between His children—and our indifference to it. He has provided the solution to the Church through gifting of leaders to equip His people in a way that leads to “unity of the faith”—but not at the expense of truth or holiness. Believers have done a poor job at this, but we can hear the call and be “eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace” (Ephesians 4:3).
     
    Although the Bible commands unity, some will resist these unifying efforts. We see it every day. We have to hate sin, love truth, and pursue unity for the Church. This is messy, but no matter what, Christians must give everything they have to the pursuit of a unified, restored Bride.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDavid C. Cook
    Release dateApr 1, 2021
    ISBN9781646892839
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    Francis Chan

    Francis Chan is the best-selling author of Crazy Love and the host of the BASIC.series. Francis is the founding pastor of Cornerstone Church in Simi Valley, California and the founder of Eternity Bible College. He also sits on the board of directors of Children’s Hunger Fund and World Impact. Francis now lives in Northern California with his wife, Lisa, and their four daughters and one son.

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    • 5/5
      I'll need to listen to this over and over and over again I probably should have stopped at the intro., but Chan's insight, humility and experience is what makes him a gifted teacher and servant of the Lord. Inspring and deeply convicting. What a timely book, when the Church needs to be united in such a divided, confused, fractured and lost world. Chan does a great job exploring the reasons behind our disunity, the theological challenges, and only solution, to love one another as Jesus commanded and prayed.
    • 5/5
      Great inside into scripture on a subject that is definitely on the hearts of everyone that is spirit filled.
    • 5/5
      Praise God for this book. A very timely reminder to me. God is amazing!
    • 5/5
      Such an important conversation for believers to have. I highly recommend this book.
    • 4/5
      More of this, please. Many wonderful truths to wrestle with here for anyone willing to. I do wish he had a different reader. He used the same vocal inflections and intensity as his preaching by which is an obstacle to understanding in such a long format.
    • 5/5
      This is not an easy book to read but a needed one. Without being soft essential on doctrinal issues and sin, Chan challenges the reader to follow Scripture and practice love.
    • 5/5
      Really great book! I want to read it again! Amazing!
    • 5/5
      Every Christian should read this book! Humbling and thoughtful. Lord make us one as you are one!
    • 5/5
      This book brought my consciousness to the very and exact behaviour of a true child of God
    • 5/5
      Esta excelente el libro y me animó mucho a crear unidad por amor a mi Dios y porque Él me amo primero. La manera cómo el audiolibro es leído me encantó. Es muy interesante. Gracias.
    • 5/5
      I think I will have to read this book many times!
    • 5/5
      An amazing book on Christian unity! Francis Chan inspired and challenged me to look deeper into the barriers and also the possibilities of authentic biblical unity!
    • 5/5
      All I can say is ❤️‍?❤️‍?❤️‍?.
      Thank you Jesus for this book and for Francis Chan!
    • 5/5
      My goodness! This book challenged me in so many ways to change my thinking formed by church to be thinking formed by Christ and God's word. A must read for those that truly want to live a life that pleases God.
    • 4/5
      This book is a powerful reminder, inspiring, confirming call to BE following Jesus in the most loving way ?
    • 5/5
      Humility is how I would describe the feeling I experience as this book was read. One of the benefits I have when reading Francis Chan is that there are things that stir in me and are exposed within me that causes me to meditate, ponder, and look at even though it is hard at times. This book about unity within the Christian faith and community is true. This is something that we have failed at as follows of Christ for a long time and one of the things that is overlooked for a long time. Humility is the way that I said I would describe this because as the scriptures were red and Chan expanded on what he thought they were pointing to a holy humiliation brewed in me. And just as Francis Chan said we have to reorient and structure our lives first before any of this is possible outside of ourselves. Lord humble me, Lord unite in me, and Lord flow through your church.
    • 5/5
      Amazing book! I was so confronted by God, yet in the same time this book renewed my faith and hope that unity is possible!
      I praise God for your life ! Thank you!!