Genesis 11 Now the whole earth had one language and the same words.2 And as people migrated from the east, they found a plain in the land of Shinar and settled there. 3 And they said to one another, “Come, let us make bricks, and burn them thoroughly.” And they had brick for stone, and bitumen for mortar. 4 Then they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city and a tower with its top in the heavens, and let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be dispersed over the face of the whole earth.”
In the first two "church splits", we have seen a disregard for God's instructions, and disdain for a brother. Though many peoples had already dispersed over the face of the earth, many stayed closeby, and all spoke the same language. But a new divisive element crept in: The "church" became more about the building and the reputation of the people. They wanted to be known, rather than make God known. It was a strickly human effort, with no thought or consultation of God on the matter. I have had the opportunity, and sometimes the sad reality, of sitting with a group of godly advisors who have gone into a church to try to help them get back on track. Sadly sometimes the attitude is: we don't need you (and unspoken, "We don't need God or His rules.") There are a lot of people roaming around churchless today because they have had such attitudes. It doesn't end well, unless we all come to the point where we say: "I need Him and them; I want Him and them."
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