On Christian Unity

by David Lipscomb

The little volume is a reprint of David Lipscomb's classic work on one of the key characteristics of the Stone-Campbell Christian Unity. Lipscomb launches into the "The great curse of the church of Jesus Christ is division. Christ foresaw that strife and divisions would be the weakness of the church and the curse of the world..." This book is the second one in the Library of Radical Christian Discipleship, a collection of works by/about movements in church history that were deeply rooted (the English word radical comes from the Latin radix, meaning root) in their commitment to following the self-denying example of Jesus and the early church in embodying the Gospel as contrast communities in the midst of a world held hostage by sin and death.

78 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2006

About the author

David Lipscomb was a minister, editor and leader in the American Restoration Movement.

Reviews

[Caleb · Rating 2 out of 5]

In short: Lipscomb believes all opinions that are taught or practiced are sinful and divisive. God only desires to be served and worshiped in his own way. The book is short, but extremely repetitive. It could probably be half the size if Lipscomb did not keep requoting the same passages of both Scripture and Campbell. It calls for a good message: Christians should place God and his teachings above all teachings of mankind. Lipscomb just takes things a bit far as he proposes that the silence from God regarding anything is in fact a condemnation.