Unity
A Tax Collector and a Zealot
Have you ever considered that some of Jesus’ disciples probably held vastly different political beliefs views from each other? Most likely Simon the Zealot and Matthew the tax collector did! The Jewish sect known Zealots were a radical Jewish political movement that vehemently opposed Roman rule in Judea, even causing the First Jewish-Roman War. They were extremely “zealous for God,” known for their militant resistance, and believed that God would help them expel Roman control. There was also subgroup within…
Everyone Has a Place
The Apostle Paul wrote this about the church of our Lord, “The body is not one member, but many. If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body? And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body? If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If…