that with one accord ye may with one mouth glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

'one accord' -3661. homothumadon hom-oth-oo-mad-on'; adverb from. compound of the base of 3674 and 2372; unanimously: -with one accord (mind).

'With one accord speaks of unanimity of purpose and aim. It implies that all who are "of one accord" are aiming for the same thing.' (McGuiggan p. 415) (Acts 1:14; Acts 2:1; Acts 4:24)

'glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ'

Remember, God isn't glorified by sin or teaching things that aren't true. But God is glorified, when Christians treat each other with mutual patience in matters of indifference. God is glorified when Christians are seen to be more concerned about their brothers and sisters in Christ, than themselves. When Christians count their brothers more important than personal liberties that might cause someone to stumble. Paul says, Magnify God by demonstrating what Christianity can really do in your life!"Richard Halverson has written: "What. phenomenon would. congregation like this be in our modern mind, twentieth century world:. congregation where each of the members was outdoing the others in serving each other, in loving each other, in caring for each other, in concern for each other."

Point to Note:

Many religious bodies want to make it where everyone can retain their own views and practices, nobody has to change anything, nobody has to give anything up and we can all just agree to disagree. But such doesn't glorify God. In fact, such an attitude only glorifies the opinions of men and the people who hold them.

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