SINS OF HOSTILITY - Hatred, Variance, Emulations, Wrath, Strife, Seditions, Heresies, Envyings, and Murder

WORK # 12: SEDITIONS

Biblical Definition: The Greek term “dichostasiai,” translated as “seditions” or “dissensions,” denotes sharp divisions, factions, or standing apart. It highlights a deliberate fracturing of unity within the Church community. In Galatians 5:20, Paul places this grievous sin squarely among the “works of the flesh,” contrasting it sharply with the “fruit of the Spirit” and emphasizing its spiritual danger to believers.

Spiritual Consequence

The devastating spiritual consequence of sedition is the fracturing of Christ's body, the Church. This directly grieves the heart of Jesus, who prayed in John 17:21, “That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.” When the body is divided, our collective witness to the world is severely damaged, hindering the spread of the Gospel.

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