Arise Complete

Paul's writings, being inspired by the Holy Spirit, are full of admonitions to avoid putting man out of order, of following or worshipping man. Look at his first letter to the Corinthians - "now this I say, that every one of you saith, I am of Paul, and I of Apollos and I of Cephas and I of Christ" (1:12). Here we have the beginnings of denominationalism, which has it's roots in the book of Judges when "every man did that which was right in his own eyes". I am of Calvin, I am of Luther, I am of Wesley, I am of the Pope, etc., for each denomination on earth today is founded on some man. "Is Christ divided? Was Paul (or Calvin or Luther or the Pope) crucified for you? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul? (1 Cor:1:13) Paul is clearly rebuking them for following man, EVEN HIMSELF, for forming their own divisions within the ranks, from starting their own little cliques. Even though Paul, Apollos and Cephas (Peter) were all apostles, sent by God to them, a true apostle will always divert attention and adoration away from himself if he knows that attention is misplaced or inappropriate. A true apostle will steer men's worship and adoration to Christ where it belongs. We are all unworthy servants just doing what we're told. Jesus may call us friends but he must invite us to that place, we must not presumptuously take it.
Is Christ divided? To look at so called Christianity today, with it's thousands of denominations, one would think so but no, the scriptural reality clearly reveals he is NOT divided. It is Satan's kingdom that is full of divisions and will fall. By his very nature, his own devour themselves and destroy one another. This shows us that the true spirit behind denominations is Satan and not God. When God scattered them at Babel, he confused their language. When God restored us and brought us again into proper fellowship with Him and with each other, when they were all one in spirit in the upper room, he restored their language so that every man understood them. This was a complete reverse of the curse of Babel, taking place in Jerusalem, showing us in a type and fore shadow that the New Jerusalem is the complete opposite of spiritual Babylon.
So we see that a hallmark of Babylon is confusion and this is yet another sign that denominations are spawned by Satan and not God for christians caught up in denominationalism are unable to understand or communicate with one another and are unable to JOIN TOGETHER AS ONE. When God confused their language at Babel, he also scattered them, thereby dividing them from one another. So we see another mark of Babylon is division. Those who go by the name "Christ" are extremely divided all over the world but Christ himself is not divided and all who are truly of him speak the same spiritual language and fully understand one another and are instantly connected to each other in the Spirit though they may be complete strangers in the natural. "So, we being many, are one body in Christ, and everyone members of one another" Rom:12:5. "There is one body, and one Spirit, One Lord, One faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all" Eph:4:4. The true body of Jesus the Christ is NOT DIVIDED AT ALL BUT IS IN PERFECT UNITY (not uniformity).

to be continued...