Church Division

Division in the Christian Church stems partially from the thought that all Christians should look alike, that we should all experience God in the same way. Lutherans, for example, looking at Methodists and saying: "they aren't grounded in the Word well enough" is like the eyes looking at the hands and thinking "why can't they just see for themselves the true work of the body?" For another example, Methodists thinking that Lutherans don't participate enough in community service is like the hands thinking of the eyes: "They just don't seem to grasp the true work of the body."

The divisions in Christianity are at the same time sad and beautiful. They are sad because some Christians think that only eyes or only hands get to heaven. The divisions are beautiful because there are many different parts of the body, each to fulfill a different role in the work of the body (of Christ.)