The Message

The message of Christ Divided is that Christianity is broken and we are called to fix it.
Christ, our Saviour, prayed. Often, He went away to a quiet place, alone, and He prayed. He did not pray for himself; He was God, the Son, He knew His mission and destiny. “I and my Father are One”He assured us in John 10:30. He knew that all His Father had was His, and He said so.
The focus of Christ’s prayers was His people. Christ prayed: “that they may all be one, as you Father are in me, and I in you; that they may also be one in Us, that the world may believe that you sent me. And the glory which you gave Me I have given to them, that they may be one just as we are one: I in them and You in Me; that they may be made perfect in one, and that the world may know that you have sent Me,and have loved them as you have loved Me” ( John 17: 20-26).
These are some of the most important words in the Bible. Either we have not understood their importance, or have chosen to ignore them. They are the foundation, and in a sense, meaning of Christ’s life on earth and all the things He did. If we are believers, Christians, we are One in Christ. Christ was all about making His Church (the Church He had been sent to establish) ONE Church, united in mission and purpose. On the contrary we have a Church comprised of denominations (really divisions) which for the most part are worlds apart. Each subscribes to a different Gospel, not even pretending to be one in the world, much less one in Christ. Essentially, denominations are set against each other and struggle against each other either overtly or subtly. The word denomination suggests division, the setting apart of people into distinct named groups. It refers to the name of a separate group or class of people. These divisions and distinctions are often intended to set denominations apart in a way that virtually ensures they cannot work purposefully and consistently together as a united body, to carry out the Great Commission, which, ironically, they will all acknowledge to be their raison d’etre or calling. If Satan had dominion over God’s people and wanted to divide and conquer them and reduce them to ineffectiveness, he would have invented denominationalism. Thus the mission of the Church, “that they may also be one in Us, that the world may believe that you sent me,” is frustrated. The world sees this divided entity called the Church and it is not drawn to Christ. We disobey God; the world derides us. The world does not see the glory we are supposed to represent; rather it sees confusion.
The book, Christ Divided, seeks to explain the present status of Christ’s Church, and our responsibility to change the status quo
Michael G. White
September 1, 2010