THAT THEY ALL MAY BE ONE

Mark 3:25 If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.

In terms of a mathematical conversion or equivalency, ‘cannot’ is comparable to a probability of nearly zero’. In plain terms, “nearly no chance of an event occurring”.

Thus, if we rephrase Jesus’ words in today’s Gospel mathematically, He says “any kingdom divided against itself has a near zero chance of survival”. This he repeated three times lest his audience thought He had made a mistake.

So in the priestly prayer of Jesus found in John 17, we see the words “that they all may be one(Jn 17:21a). That theme of oneness is evident in the God-head and finds expression in the union of marriage where ‘two become one’.

• Oneness means concentrated efforts in one direction and less effort wasted pulling opposite ways
• Oneness means complementation and supplementation, many parts contributing to one goal.
• Oneness means unity of purpose, alignment of vision and commitment to the process of achieving.

Within the same team, division only increases the chance of failure.

#sly