"United" Or "Untied"?

The following brief article by an unknown author, gives us something to think about as we look at the Lord’s church today:

In proof reading an article for a religious paper, a fellow gospel preacher noted the following error.

The sentence read:

“The church was untied.”

It should have read:

“The church was united.”

What a difference between the words "untied" and "united"! 

Untied suggests separation — the opposite of unity! But the startling truth which impressed the preacher was this: the entire difference was because the letter “i” was out of place.

The lesson is vivid —  if “I” am out of place in the church program, then “I” am helping make the church “untied” — not united.

Beloved, each member of the Lord’s church is an “I.” If all the “I’s” are "united" (Ephesians 4:1-3) — we will not be "untied."

—Mike Riley, Gospel Snippets

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