Often I find myself in conversations with fellow-believers about biblical issues. Most of the time the discussions are about non-key, or as we say, non-essential matters. Some of these issues are important but are not fundamental to our Christian faith. It’s interesting the different viewpoints people can have on one issue. This is particularly true about church government or practice. It seems everyone has an opinion! I’ve always stressed the importance of the word of God and I always want to know what scriptures a person has to support their position. Sometimes we get into matters of interpretation or perspective. At the end of the day, we may not always agreed on every biblical issue or even doctrine; but, it’s very important that we stay unified around the message of Christ and the local vision of our church. Paul states in 1 Corinthians 8:1: “knowledge makes arrogant, but love edifies (builds up).” I want to insist that everything we do at Grace Pointe is done to build up our brothers and sisters. Even our knowledge is a grace that we can use to build one another up. If we always do what benefits the other, we’ll do well and we’ll be scriptural (1 Cor 10:24,33; Phil 2:3,4). Also, given there are so many views on scripture, a good dose of humility is always in order. It’s possible that your view is imperfect!