This article is a copy of a letter from John Newton on dealing with controversy and differences in opinion.

This article speaks about addressing differences in doctrine with love and charity. The author uses the example of idolatry discussed in 1 Corinthians 8-10.

This article is about communication in the church. The author looks at differences in the church, listening and our convictions, pride, and suspicions in the church.

Church unity requires you to relinquish your personal preferences. This article mentions four preferences that may hinder unity among believers.

There is only one holy church of God. This article explains that this one holy church of God finds its root in the covenant of God and his promises.

The Bible commands unity among believers. What endangers unity within the church? This article discusses four sources of disunity.

The Westminster Confession of Faith was meant to further the unity of the church. These two articles look at the context of this confession and the leaders who participated in drafting it. The author also discusses church unity, which is found in the preaching of the gospel, the administered ordinances, and the performance of public worship.

The Westminster Confession of Faith was meant to further the unity of the church. These two articles look at the context of this confession and the leaders who participated in drafting it. The author also discusses church unity, which is found in the preaching of the gospel, the administered ordinances, and the performance of public worship.

"I believe in one holy, catholic and apostolic church." This confession was wholeheartedly embraced by the reformers. The reformers confessed that true unity can only be found in the truth of Jesus Christ as revealed in the Scriptures. This article calls today’s church to follow in the reformers' footsteps.

John Calvin defended the break from the Roman Catholic Church, and yet he was not in favor of schisms. In this article the author shows how Calvin worked to call all reformed churches to unity in doctrine and lifestyle.

This article is about church unity versus denominational separation. Why are creeds important and when should individuals separate from a denomination?

Do you ever ask yourself if the church of Christ is truly united? Churches across the world confess the one holy, catholic, and apostolic church, but this truth is not clearly visible. The article describes what needs to happen for this unity to be visible in the church.  

Christians confess with one voice that they "believe in a holy catholic church" - a confession which highlights the importance of pursuing church unity. Why is church unity so crucial? Why must it be pursued? This article discusses the benefits of church unity.

Christians confess with one voice that they "believe in a holy catholic church" - a confession which highlights the importance of pursuing church unity. Church unity must be pursued based on the truth of scripture and the confessional foundation of the church. In seeking unity, a distinction must be made between essential and non-essential doctrines. Examples from John Calvin are given to demonstrate this.

Christians confess with one voice that they "believe in a holy catholic church" - a confession which highlights the importance of pursuing church unity. Church unity is found in the truth of scripture and is based on the confessional foundation of the church. However, subscribing to the same confessions does not guarantee church unity.

Christians confess with one voice that they "believe in a holy catholic church" - a confession which highlights the importance of pursuing church unity. At the time of the Reformation, the reformers strove for unity in the church. However, the church still divided. Why did this occur?

Christians confess with one voice that they "believe in a holy catholic church" - a confession which highlights the importance of pursuing church unity.

Christians confess with one voice that they "believe in a holy catholic church" - a confession which highlights the importance of pursuing church unity. This article lays out the biblical grounds behind the Christian's obligation to seek church unity. The author also provides a historical survey of the early church and how she sought this unity.

This article shares some insights for planting a multi-ethnic church. Based on Galations 3:27-29, the author encourages unity in the church which overshadows ethnic, race, and gender differences.

Looking at John 17, this article shows how the unity of the Trinity should serve as an example for Christian unity. Christians should reflect this unity by glorifying, serving, and loving one another.

Church unity is something organic. It is found in Christ who unites members of the body so that they together live one life. The organic unity of the church is a result of God’s work, manifested in the local church.

The author of this article engages the contentious issue of lack of unity and the presence of divisions in the church today. This author proceeds to explain how believers today must understand the unity of the church, the divisions that have assaulted it, and the necessity of diversity in it. The author also attacks what he calls extreme denominationalism and extreme unionism.

This article speaks on the subject of the unity of the church as expressed in 1 Corinthians 12:12. Further points of discussion include the unity and concord of Christians in their particular churches and in their individual state, the unity of the body of Christ and the diversity of the church.

In order for true unity and ecumenicity to exist within the churches, there needs to be a convincing confession of faith. This article looks at the role confessions and creeds play in shaping such unity of churches. Attention is given to the need for confessions, the problems and challenges of adopting confessions, and the method for formulating them.

Steps to overcoming denominationalism and working towards church unity can be taken when denominations learn to deal with their attitudes towards one another. Pride, contentiousness, envy, harshness, xenophobia, immaturity, anger, ambition, and party spirit are attitudes that hinder unity.

This article studies the Gospel of John on the theme of unity. It first considers the source of that unity and then its nature. Next, it considers the purpose of that unity. Finally it reflects on John's contribution towards current discussions concerning church unity.

Is the portrayal of the unity of the church in Acts an unrealistic idealization of Luke? There are many studies of Acts that judge it to be idealization. This article surveys this literature. It then argues that Luke's view of the church is not unrealistic idealization.

This article is about the holy war and the holy peace of church unity.

Starting from the conviction that the church in both the New Testament and Old Testament is one church, this article draws the beginning of the church from Adam and Eve to the New Testament church. From the beginning God intended to build one united church, and the division of the two kingdoms and the exile shows that sin separates God's people.

What should a Reformed pastor make of ecumenism? The article addresses this by considering the biblical foundation of ecumenism, from the time of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and further worked out in redemptive history. Biblical ecumenism is based on salvation through grace alone.