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== Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_68456" /> == | == Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_68456" /> == | ||
<p> σχίσμα. The word is rendered 'divisions' in 1 Corinthians 1:10 , etc., and refers to divisions caused by parties in the church. In view of the unity of the Spirit, schism cannot be regarded in any other light than as sin. The unity contemplated in the church was not merely that of being gathered together in assembly. The Corinthians were exhorted: "That ye all <i> speak </i> the same thing, and that there be no divisions [schisms] among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same <i> mind </i> and in the same <i> judgement. </i> " 1 Corinthians 1:10; 1 Corinthians 11:18; 1 Corinthians 12:25 . The modern ideas of 'agreeing to differ,' or of 'unity only in essentials,' are not found in scripture, but the contrary. At [[Philippi]] the saints were exhorted to walk by the same rule, to mind the same thing; and then is added "If in anything ye be otherwise minded, God shall reveal even <i> this </i> unto you." Philippians 3:15 . The ' <i> unity </i> of the Spirit' cannot be lightly disregarded. [[Christians]] are exhorted to use diligence to keep it in the uniting bond of peace. Ephesians 4:3 . There are different lines of ministry, as is manifest in the apostles Paul and John, but all true ministry tends to one end Christ; and hence such differences in no way clash with the unity of the Spirit. See | <p> σχίσμα. The word is rendered 'divisions' in 1 Corinthians 1:10 , etc., and refers to divisions caused by parties in the church. In view of the unity of the Spirit, schism cannot be regarded in any other light than as sin. The unity contemplated in the church was not merely that of being gathered together in assembly. The Corinthians were exhorted: "That ye all <i> speak </i> the same thing, and that there be no divisions [schisms] among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same <i> mind </i> and in the same <i> judgement. </i> " 1 Corinthians 1:10; 1 Corinthians 11:18; 1 Corinthians 12:25 . The modern ideas of 'agreeing to differ,' or of 'unity only in essentials,' are not found in scripture, but the contrary. At [[Philippi]] the saints were exhorted to walk by the same rule, to mind the same thing; and then is added "If in anything ye be otherwise minded, God shall reveal even <i> this </i> unto you." Philippians 3:15 . The ' <i> unity </i> of the Spirit' cannot be lightly disregarded. [[Christians]] are exhorted to use diligence to keep it in the uniting bond of peace. Ephesians 4:3 . There are different lines of ministry, as is manifest in the apostles Paul and John, but all true ministry tends to one end Christ; and hence such differences in no way clash with the unity of the Spirit. See [[Heresy]] </p> | ||
== Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words <ref name="term_79261" /> == | == Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words <ref name="term_79261" /> == | ||
<div> '''1: | <div> '''1: '''''Σχίσμα''''' ''' (Strong'S #4978 — Noun Neuter — schisma — skhis'-mah ) </div> <p> "a rent, division," is translated "schism" in 1—Corinthians 12:25 , metaphorically of the contrary condition to that which God has designed for a local church in "tempering the body together" (ver. 24), the members having "the same care one for another" ("the same" being emphatic). See [[Division]] , No. 3, RENT. </p> | ||
== Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament <ref name="term_57491" /> == | == Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament <ref name="term_57491" /> == | ||
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== King James Dictionary <ref name="term_62765" /> == | == King James Dictionary <ref name="term_62765" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> [[Schism]] n. sizm. L. schisma Gr. to divide, L. scindo. </p> 1. In a general sense, division or separation but appropriately, a division or separation in a church or denomination of christians, occasioned by diversity of opinions breach of unity among people of the same religious faith. <p> - Set bounds to our passions by reason, to our errors by truth, and to our schisms by charity. </p> <p> In Scripture, the word seems to denote a breach of charity, rather than a difference of doctrine. </p> 2. [[Separation]] division among tribes or classes of people. | ||
== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_171350" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_171350" /> == | ||
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== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_53986" /> == | == Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_53986" /> == | ||
<p> <strong> | <p> <strong> SCHISM </strong> . See Heresy. </p> | ||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_7900" /> == | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_7900" /> == | ||
