How can a group be united yet be wrong?
Quick Answer
The Tower of Babel shows a shared purpose that, in the speaker’s reading, resisted Yehovah’s instruction.
Key Scriptures
Genesis 11:1-9 – Babel supplies the lesson’s example of collective purpose directed toward human reputation and resistance to divine instruction.
Detailed Biblical Study
The Tower of Babel shows a shared purpose that, in the speaker’s reading, resisted Yehovah’s instruction. In this Teaching, compare Genesis 11:1-9 and the surrounding argument. Keep the speaker’s interpretation distinct from the words of the passage and from other participants’ responses.
Related Teaching
Unity or Uniformity – What Does the Bible Mean by “Be Unified”?
This Teaching contrasts biblical unity with enforced uniformity. The speaker argues that shared submission to Yehovah’s word and the testimony of Yeshua should unite believers, without requiring identical views on every secondary issue. Genesis 3, Babel, episodes from Israel’s history, John 17, and Paul’s counsel to Corinth anchor the study. A closing fellowship discussion tests these conclusions, particularly the interpretation of factions, the works of the Father in John 10, and the role of councils such as Acts 15.