For there must be also heresies among you, that they which are approved may be made manifest among you.

For there must also be factions among you, that those who are approved may be recognized among you.

For there must also be factions among you, in order that those who are approved may have become evident among you.

No doubt there have to be differences among you to show which of you have God's approval.

For doubtless there have to be factions or parties among you in order that they who are genuine and of approved fitness may become evident and plainly recognized among you.

for it is a necessity in the nature of the case also for factions to be among you, in order that also those who have been put to the test and have met the specifications and have been approved might become identified as such among you.

(I grant that you must be able to make choices or your best men might go unrecognized.)

Yes, indeed, there must be parties among you, in order that people of approved fitness may come to the front among you.

1. Against the Night; The "Church" Paradigm (a la Colson); Neil Girrard
2. Catch 22: The American "Church's" Dilemmas - Neil Girrard
3. An Historical Indictment - Neil Girrard
4. Leadership and Unity - Neil Girrard
5. 5. Sin - the Work of the Flesh; The Sons of the Devil - Neil Girrard
6. Unity Is Not Optional - Neil Girrard
7. 2. Your Father the Devil; The Sons of the Devil - Neil Girrard

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