Why did Yeshua pray for unity?
Quick Answer
His prayer links believers’ oneness with their witness to the world.
Key Scriptures
Detailed Biblical Study
His prayer links believers’ oneness with their witness to the world. The Teaching explores this issue through John 17:20-23. Read the passages in context; this answer summarizes the speakers’ application rather than imposing it as the only possible interpretation.
Related Teaching
DIVISION – When You Should Divide – When You Should Not
In this Teaching, David and Glenn examine when division among believers is destructive and when separation may be necessary for faithfulness to Yehovah. They caution against dividing over personal preferences, culture, differing gifts, maturity, or secondary interpretations. They also discuss Scriptural warnings against pride, strife, false teaching, and participation in wrongdoing. Through passages in Romans, Corinthians, the Prophets, and Yeshua’s teachings, the discussion returns to truth spoken in love, humility, discernment, and the possibility of restoration.