The message of Paul to the church at Corinth reminds me of our discussions over the past few months about how to go about having church in this Covid-19 environment. Most people have strong opinions about how to deal with the pandemic and resume worship services. And the opinions are sometimes wide-ranging and very different. Many of us have found ourselves divided in “camps” of full throttle to a new reality or try to go back to the way we used to do things.

Unfortunately, sometimes this kind of division has lead, as it did in Paul’s time, to a breakdown of relationships within the congregations. 

Paul asks a very important question, “Is Christ divided?” We know the answer to this question. No. Christ was not divided and our division is not pleasing to him. Our division is more pleasing to the devil. It fractures our bonds and reduces the effectiveness of the church in the world. We are one body, with many parts and many different opinions, but one body, one Christ, one church.