We have a weak definition of "unity." We think it means agreeing on everything, holding hands, or just occupying the same room without arguing. We treat love like an adhesive—a layer of glue we smear between two people to make them stick together.
But in an industrial environment, glue is useless for structural loads. If you want two pieces of steel to hold weight, you don't tape them; you weld them.
Colossians 3:14 says to "put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity."
The Greek concept of "binding" here isn't a surface-level adhesive. It is a fusion. In welding, you don't just stick two metals next to each other. You introduce intense heat. You melt the edges until they liquefy and flow into one another.
True Kingdom unity requires heat. It requires the friction of accountability and the "melting down" of your ego. It is painful to be fused to another person, but once that joint cools, the two pieces become one. They are actually stronger at the joint than they were apart.
Don't just stand next to your brother. Be welded to him.
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