Christian Community

If a collection of Christians have to argue and fight over what they must do, then

they have stopped living as Christian community.  They have lost their way and become corrupted by Satan's schemes.  There are only two alternatives to get out of such a mess.  Fold and move to some other endeavor or repent and apologize to one another for each one's part in the rebellion against the Holy Spirit.  When votes have to be accumulated and forceful arguments made to gain what is needed, then God has left the building and the people are on their own to work out matters.  The Prince of Peace will not fight His way to a solution; He will wait for us to come to Him in humble submission and only then will we find the Lord in our midst.  If a house divided against itself cannot stand, why would we think God tolerates division within His Body!  We might continue to succeed in what we are doing if we leave Him out of the work but it will not be the Kingdom of God we are building.  We will have made ourselves engineers and architects and construction workers in the Kingdom of Mankind.  It could be that we accomplish very little if we give ourselves to unity and brotherly love but at least we will still be loyal to our Savior and that is the master plan of God's Church.  His command is to love one another and that can never be accomplished if our top priority is to "get our way".  It is better to lose all you have and be a "failure" in your efforts than to break the bond of peace within the Lord's community.  James declares that the antithesis of Christian living is quarreling as it is an atheistic behavior pattern that disregards the one way we are to live out our Christianity; going to God in prayer and seeking His help in every matter.  In fact, he labels infighting spiritual "adultery" and "friendship with the world".  If real love marked by submission to one another in humble confidence in God and His guidance does not reflect our Christian community, then we ought to just "call a spade a spade" and admit we no longer want Christ with us when we meet.  Nothing comes easy when we live in God; there is a sort of crucifixion that always transpires but what a marvelous and wonderful day it is when believers "live together in unity!"  (Psalm 133:1 NIV)

You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask God...You adulterous people, don't you know that friendship with the world is hatred toward God? Anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God.      James 4:2, 4 NIV