The disunity and discord within the Church on a larger scale is creating such a cognitive dissonance within nonbelievers that our mission to fulfill the Great Commission as commanded by Jesus in Matthew 28 is being compromised. 

Verses for self-reflection:

Proverbs 

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-19, John 17:20-23, Ephesians 4:1-6, Titus 3:9-11, Galatians 3:27-28, Romans 14:4, 1 Corinthians 1:10, Philippians 2:1-2, Colossians 2:16-19, 1 Thess. 3:11-13, 1 Timothy 5-7, 1 Timothy 6:3-5, 2 Timothy 2:23-25, James 3:17-18, 1 John 2:9-11, 1 John 4:10-12, Matthew 5:9.

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