Pursuing the Things of Peace
Pursuing the Things of Peace
Furthermore, Paul says in verse 19, "So let us pursue the things of peace, and things which build one another." The things of peace are the things that keep the unity of the Body. The things that build up one another are the things that minister life to the members of the Body for the mutual building. We must pursue both catego ries of things. We have to seek after the things that keep the unity of the Body with peace and the things that minister life to others. In order to do this, we have to leave all the doctrinal con cepts behind and overcome all the frustrations that originate from mental knowledge. Satan is subtle. Through all the centuries, he has used and is still using doctrinal concepts and mental knowledge to frustrate the ministry of life and to divide the Body of Christ. Therefore, we must overcome his subtlety by pursuing the things of peace for keeping unity, and the things that minister life to others for the building of the Body.
Not Breaking Down God's Work
Verses 20-21 say, "Do not break down the work of God for the sake of food. All things