The time and place: Germany after WWII. A division had split the church, and the hurt ran deep. In the years prior, Hitler had commanded all religious groups within the country to unite. It wasn’t a unity of the Spirit, however, that brought them together. Instead, the unity was forced upon them so Hitler could better control the churches.
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Christians were made to be part of a community. We can pull some truths from the analogy of sheep to God's people in the Bible to understand more deeply why this is so.
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Gossip is anything said about someone to someone that isn't loving and kind and that you wouldn't say directly to the person about whom you're talking . . . you are gossiping.
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"We have two ears and one mouth so we can listen twice as much as we speak." – Epictetus (Greek philosopher)
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