Word: groupe
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However, there are two reasons why the current diversity of Christian groups on campus is poorly structured: First and foremost is that Christians are called by God to be unified. Second, if any group desires to inspire and persuade others to join its position, it is impractical and ineffective from any viewpoint to have such division among people with identical foundational beliefs...
With respect to Christian unity, when I first arrived on campus, I visited a half-dozen of the many Christian groups. I asked each group's leader why it had formed a new institution, as opposed to being part of a larger community of fellow believers. All of the leaders said they shared the same fundamental beliefs of the Christian faith: First, that all people have sinned and are therefore separated from the perfection of God. Second, that we cannot ourselves make atonement for our faults. Third, Jesus Christ lived on this earth as both man and God and sacrificed...
...body of Christ" at Harvard, instead of being a coordinated group of believers with different gifts and shortcomings working in tandem, is running around like Cousin It from "The Addams Family," lacking coordination, and therefore sending conflicting messages about what the truth of Jesus Christ offers...
...makes sense that whenever any group of people is trying to convince others of its beliefs, the members draw together rather than finding points of division. For example, after the primaries, political parties will lay down the nitty-gritty nuances of policy to draw supporters to their party's fundamental platform as represented by one candidate...
Birds of a feather fly together, unless, apparently, they are Christians. As for myself, I have chosen the group that I believe is doing the most to draw together Christians of different backgrounds and experiences. But there is so much more work to be done to achieve unity. I challenge the leaders of all the Christian groups at Harvard, and offer my own services in this endeavor, to create an infrastructure among the groups...