Religious division is a sad commentary on our modern society. It leaves many confused. To cause of Christ it is deadly.

In the past 500 years of human history, those who call themselves “Christian” have divided and fragmented into thousands of splinter groups. As the community church movement sweeps over the religious plain the problem seems to be getting worse.

Unity among His followers was so important to Jesus that just hours before His crucifixion He prayed for it (John 17:21). On the cross, He died for it (Eph. 2:14-16). And, through His apostles, He commanded it (Eph. 4:3). But, is it really possible?

Jesus would not have died for nor commanded an impossibility. Just as soldiers march united under one commander, following the same command, so we may find unity under the “captain of our salvation.” Surely with Jesus as our only commander, and His commands as our only standard, we can achieve the unity for which our Lord prayed.