It is the will of God that union and brotherly love should exist among His people. The prayer of Christ just before His crucifixion was that His disciples might be one as He is one with the Father, that the world might believe that God had sent Him. This most touching and wonderful prayer reaches down the ages, even to our day; for His words were, "Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on Me through their word." John 17:20. While we are not to sacrifice one principle of truth, it should be our constant aim to reach this state of unity. This is the evidence of our discipleship. Said Jesus, "By this shall all men know that ye are My disciples, if ye have love one to another." John 13:35. The apostle Peter exhorts the church, "Be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another; love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous: not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing." 1 Peter 3:8, 9.

Det er Guds vilje, at der skal råde enhed og broderkærlighed blandt hans folk. Lige før sin korsfæstelse bad Kristus om, at hans disciple måtte være eet, ligesom han var eet med Faderen, for at verden måtte tro, at Gud havde sendt ham. Denne gribende og vidunderlige bøn gælder til alle tider, også vor tid, for han sagde: "Ikke alene for disse beder jeg, men også for dem, som ved deres ord kommer til tro på mig." Joh. 17, 20. Vi bør stadig bestræbe os på at opnå denne enhed uden at opgive et eneste af sandhedens principper. Dette er tegnet på, at vi er Kristi disciple. Jesus sagde: "Derpå skal alle kende, at I er mine disciple, om I har indbyrdes kærlighed." Joh. 13, 35. Apostlen Peter giver menigheden denne formaning: "Vær alle enssindede, medfølende, kærlige imod brødrene, barmhjertige, ydmyge; gengæld ikke ondt med ondt, eller skældsord med skældsord, men velsign derimod; thi til at arve velsignelse blev I kaldet." 1. Pet. 3, 8-9.