Walking with Those Who are Like-Minded

People who think similarly to us are those we can trust because we know they understand us. God said that two cannot walk together who are not agreed!

 
Amos 3:3
"3 Can two walk together, except they be agreed?"

2 Corinthians 6:14
"Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?"

1 Corinthians 1:10
"I appeal to you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree together, so that there may be no divisions among you and that you may be united in mind and conviction."

Philippians 2:2
"then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being united in spirit and purpose."

Ephesians 4:3
"and with diligence to preserve the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace."

John 17:21
"that all of them may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I am in You. May they also be in Us, so that the world may believe that You sent Me."

There is only one way believers can agree, and that is for all concerned to be seeking the Holy Spirit in all things. There can be no unity when there is pride and self-seeking to appear superior. Christ is our unity, and He says the same thing to every believer if they will seek Him.

 
I have witnessed ungodly spouses, even those who attend church, cause a regression in the spirit of their marriage partner because of the influence of their spouse. It grieves my heart to watch the degradation of the believing spouse married to a pretender. Choosing a life-mate who will honor God is vital for those who trust in Christ. To discern this, we must be in the Word and prayer, refusing to give in to the ungodly worldly ways of a pretender.

 
Many people who love God are married to pretenders, diluting the Spiritual and emotional growth of the believer. One must be very strong to remain faithful to Christ when they are continually battered by he pretender with accusations that are against God's Word.

 
Pretenders can only have a form of godliness but they deny the ways of Christ through scripture twisting and hostility to correction from the word. This is the world we live in now, most people in church gatherings are pretenders, never going emotionally and spiritually while diluting the walk of others.

 
2 Timothy 3:13 "wicked people and impostors will go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived."

Philippians 4:6-7
"Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."

Isaiah 41:10
"Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand."