Debominationalism

Who is Paul, who is Apollos? Who is Cephas, who is who? Denomination or abomination? Is Christ divided? Who then is loyal to him? Are you loyal to an abomina... Uh, I mean a denomination? Or are you loyal to Christ? Can you be truly loyal to both? It is a rhetorical question One body, one Spirit, one hope   One Lord, one faith, one baptism One God and Father of all  How many denominations? "A kingdom divided against itself Cannot stand" The oldest rule of warfare: Divide and conquer Glorify the enemy? Surely not! But do these divisions glorify God? Another rhetorical question Ten fingers and ten toes: good But severed from the hand: useless There is one Head, one body But it's a body made to dance Fluid and graceful, alive and vibrant Not to be bound invalid Quaking with dystrophy Soiling itself Where do the rivers run deep? Not in denominations Not in Christian City But over there, across the desert Across the burning sand Where there is no water But water from the Rock Over there, past where churchianity died Way past where the best of tradition fell short Where the music of heaven sounds And the voice of many waters rises In the Holy City United we stand, divided we fall Holy means whole, completed Not divided, not denominated, not dominated Paul, Apollos and Cephas are together now In the Holy City Where there are no, abomina... Demoniza... Denominations Stephen Pursell, 9/04