Pitchford on Love, Unity, and Doctrinal Precision

Nathan Pitchford has written a wonderfully stirring article called "Love, Unity, and Doctrinal Precision". It has been a blessing to me (as well the rest of his writings).

Here a snippet of the article...

“How many doctrinal dissimilarities should I be willing to gloss over before I make a big deal of something?” “At what point should I refuse to cooperate/fellowship/associate with another Christian who believes differently than I?” “To what extent should I carry out my severance of fellowship?” “If I cannot join together with him to worship in church, may we still enjoy a cup of coffee together at the local diner?” My contention is that this sort of reasoning is informed by underlying errors in one’s understanding of the true nature of love, of fellowship, and of purity. What we need is not more wisdom in determining the precise spot of “balance” on the continuum, the spot which would at once do justice to the importance of both love and doctrine. What we need is to call into question the metaphysical undergirdings of the continuum itself. Let us not be content to do the best we can within the paradigm we have been given; on the contrary, let us be careful that our paradigm reflects as closely as possible the paradigm of New Testament Christianity. That in itself is the larger portion of the battle.

I believe we all would be greatly helped to consider our calling to Christian unity and charity. You can find the article here.

Grace and peace be to you all!