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Today's criticism of those who stand for Biblical church unity - unity in separation from the world - is nothing new.

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Unity is not a matter of numbers but of spiritual life.

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Discussion can take place only among brethren who share the same life and subscribe to the same essential truth.

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Error must always be exposed and denounced for truth's sake, and for the sake of babes in Christ.

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There is only one basis for true Christian unity: regeneration of the soul and belief of the truth.

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Scripture shows that making membership or participation in a visible body the basis of Christian unity is dangerous.

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The quest for unity must not come first. That may surprise some Christians, but it is what Scripture teaches.