As OneSample

Many problems arise from selfish ambition, strife, and envy. James said, 'For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work' (Jas. 3:16). Envy and strife go hand in hand and open the door to the devil to do anything he desires in our lives. Some people would never give place to the devil through confessing the wrong things, yet through envy, they grant the enemy freedom to do his worst. God's kind of love is not envious or jealous because it doesn't seek its own but seeks the welfare of others. Envy is an indication of self-centeredness.

The Apostle Paul had some opponents like many people who sow strife today. They are against everything and critical of authority. They make big statements about what they would do if they were in authority, but it's all talk. They haven't proven themselves successful in managing even the smallest things, yet they want to be put in charge of big things, just based on their talk. This is not the system of advancement that Jesus advocates (Matthew 25:21; Luke 16:11-12; 19:17).

The Lord has united every born-again Christian by baptizing us all into the body of Christ. This is already a reality. Like it or not, want it or not, every Christian is completely one in Spirit with every other Christian.

Failure to function as one in our relationships with other believers means someone is not flowing in the Spirit. Our flesh is the part of us that gets into strife with other believers. As we operate in the Spirit more and more, we will come more and more into unity with our brothers and sisters in Christ.

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