Can Division in the Church Be a Good Thing?

I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me. (John 17:20���21)

In his high priestly prayer, Jesus prayed for the future church, specifically that we would be ���one.��� Because of this (and other scriptural teachings), Christians must strive for unity���but are there times when division is a good thi...