The unity of the church is a precious fruit of “the truth of the gospel.” Jesus is the Truth. “The most precious message,” which uplifts and honors the sacrifice of Christ, unifies. So-called “gospels” derived from the old covenant—man’s power to be saved—divide the church.
"A growing deception found in Christian counseling (and throughout society) is the false gospel of “self-esteem” which is incompatible with the Biblical Gospel of the Cross of Jesus Christ."
"The offense of the cross is that the cross is a confession of human frailty and sin and of inability to do any good thing. To take the cross of Christ means to depend solely on Him for everything, and this is the abasement of all human pride. Men love to fancy themselves independent. But let the cross be preached, let it be made known that in man dwells no good thing and that all must be received as a gift, and straightway someone is offended."