Romans 11:22-27

 22Consider therefore the kindness and sternness of God: sternness to those who
fell, but kindness to you, provided that you continue in his kindness. Otherwise,
you also will be cut off. 23And if they do not persist in unbelief, they will be
grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again. 24After all, if you were cut out
of an olive tree that is wild by nature, and contrary to nature were grafted into a
cultivated olive tree, how much more readily will these, the natural branches, be
grafted into their own olive tree!
 25I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers, so that you may not
be conceited: Israel has experienced a hardening in part until the full number of
the Gentiles has come in. 26And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written:
“The deliverer will come from Zion;
 he will turn godlessness away from Jacob.
 27And this is my covenant with them
 when I take away their sins.”

Meditation
1. How has arrogance between groups of Christians hurt my church experience?
When have I shown this type of attitude to “outsiders”?
2. Pray: Confess that I have acted arrogantly to others.  Pray for those that have
been hurt in the conflict.  Pray also for the church that the Lord will guard us
against such arrogance and division among members of the church.

Personal Note:
There are church groups that believe that their doctrine is the only correct doctrines and others are all heretics.  No Christian group can claim that they are totally correct in their doctrine.  Christians who think they know it all just hurts people around them and stumble others.  It is so important to guard our heart so that our teaching and leading will not cause division and harm towards furthering of the Gospel.