Until Unity
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- Update Date：2025-09-08
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- Author：Francis Chan
- ISBN：0830782729
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Reviews
Robert Harrison
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Until Unity indeedI am a Hugh fan of Mr。 Chan。 I have several of his books but this on and Letters to the Church have spoken to me about the place the church has gotten too。 I like Mr。 Chan feel that we are too divided over the simplest of things that have no eternal value。 It is time to get these things in check。I would recommend this book to any church leader who is desirous of making a change from the traditions of the church that keep us divided。 Any Christian that truly wants to see the chu Until Unity indeedI am a Hugh fan of Mr。 Chan。 I have several of his books but this on and Letters to the Church have spoken to me about the place the church has gotten too。 I like Mr。 Chan feel that we are too divided over the simplest of things that have no eternal value。 It is time to get these things in check。I would recommend this book to any church leader who is desirous of making a change from the traditions of the church that keep us divided。 Any Christian that truly wants to see the church reach her full potential。 。。。more
Aaron Williams
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Very challenging！I recommend Until unity because it will challenge your。 It will give you enough to cause you to seek the Lord and reflect on where you need to change。 It will light a fire in your heart for love and unity in your local church and the church worldwide。
Jacob Seger
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The most accurate way I can describe this book is that it seems like Francis has so clearly “come to understand。” The verse in 2 Timothy that describes people who have “a form of godliness but deny its power，” followed by a descriptor that says they are “always learning but never coming to a knowledge of the truth （or coming to understanding）” has applied and does often apply to myself， as well as the church in many ways。 This isn’t good。 Francis has visibly wrestled with many topics through the The most accurate way I can describe this book is that it seems like Francis has so clearly “come to understand。” The verse in 2 Timothy that describes people who have “a form of godliness but deny its power，” followed by a descriptor that says they are “always learning but never coming to a knowledge of the truth （or coming to understanding）” has applied and does often apply to myself， as well as the church in many ways。 This isn’t good。 Francis has visibly wrestled with many topics through the years， and in reading several of his books and listening to his teaching， this book seems like a pinnacle moment。 Yes， unity is absolutely necessary。 Yes， we are to strive for that。 But truly， the most exciting part of this for me was seeing the confidence of Francis in knowing the truth and projecting it forward。 It was clear to me that hours of intimate time with the Lord bore way to this book， and that’s something painfully rare。So yes， Lord Jesus， pave the way。 We want to see the unity you want。 Have your way， Lord。 Spirit， lead us。 We love you， as you have loved us。 。。。more
the_storied_life （Joyce Santiago）
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I love Francis Chan’s heart for people who are without Christ， and the Church。 His love for Jesus radiates through his words。 This book is timely and a really great reminder that we as a Church are to pursue radical unity amongst each other。 Love God， Obey His Word， Love people。
Cody
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I am amazed by the Spirit this week。 I’ve been struggling with overcoming divisive doctrine and be more connected with all of Christianity。 This is a very encouraging read。 There’s no easy answer to disunity。 But， the best first step to address is that we are commanded， expected， to do it， which is the thrust of this book。 As always I’m thankful for my brother Francis， who first challenged my belief that no one outside of my denomination is a Christian， who first challenged me to love the Spirit I am amazed by the Spirit this week。 I’ve been struggling with overcoming divisive doctrine and be more connected with all of Christianity。 This is a very encouraging read。 There’s no easy answer to disunity。 But， the best first step to address is that we are commanded， expected， to do it， which is the thrust of this book。 As always I’m thankful for my brother Francis， who first challenged my belief that no one outside of my denomination is a Christian， who first challenged me to love the Spirit， who first challenged me to rethink how we operate as a church。 Now， he’s challenging me to seek unity at all costs。 。。。more
Nikki
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Sooo good。 So convicting。 Every Christian needs to read this book。
Loren Sanders
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So good！ Francis Chan shows how clear scripture is about Unity and how we must stop being divided is we want to further Christ’s mission。
Linda O'Dell
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Francis Chan is right on target with this topic。 Believers need to get in unity that Jesus prays for not in cultural agendas or building our own big ministries and forgetting what Christ called us to do。Highly recommend。
Josh Olds
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Unity is something that’s hard to come by in the church。 And when you think of this lack of unity， you might immediately jump to differences related to how to do ministry amid the COVID-19 pandemic or political differences that have been around for decades but really became highlighted in the Trump era， but it’s really more than that。 We are a church of thousands of denominations and， within those thousands of denominations， thousands of church splits。 It can be disheartening。 Francis Chan’s lat Unity is something that’s hard to come by in the church。 And when you think of this lack of unity， you might immediately jump to differences related to how to do ministry amid the COVID-19 pandemic or political differences that have been around for decades but really became highlighted in the Trump era， but it’s really more than that。 We are a church of thousands of denominations and， within those thousands of denominations， thousands of church splits。 It can be disheartening。 Francis Chan’s latest book， Until Unity is a passionate exhortation to restore our unity， to see loving other believers as an extension of loving Jesus， and to radically change the world as a result。The first three chapters build up unity as a necessary and needed thing: it’s what God wants， it’s what the church wants， and it’s what the world needs。 Chan is in full form as he exhorts readers to look back to the early church to look back to the beginning of creation to see how God created humans to be in unity—in community—with one another。 He pulls together passages of Scripture from all angles to show how this unity is a hallmark of spiritual maturity。 If we’re going to draw closer to God， we will also draw closer to the indwelt Spirit in other people。 The next four chapters give us the ingredients of building unity: repentance， maturity， love， and perseverance。 In the chapter on repentance， Chan writes that， for himself， he had to repent of seeing others who believed differently than him as people whom he was not able to be united with。 It’s only in later years that he’s come to have good friendships and relationships with those whose theological practices or beliefs are different than his。 While this is a good anecdote， I wish Chan had really taken the time to build on this and discussed how unity works in this scenario。 How do individuals who have sometimes substantially different beliefs and practices come together in unity？ In particular， I think of the United Methodist Church and their upcoming split over affirming LGBT clergy。 How can there be unity here when such an important part of the church life is deeply divided？ Is there ever a point that we should break fellowship？ Chan himself unabashedly and unapologetically comes across as theologically conservative。 He very strongly leads readers into a reflection of God as seen through the penal substitutionary theory of atonement。 He writes that his organization is complementarian， not egalitarian， in their view on women in ministry。 He speaks of hell， saying “Back in my day， pastor used to preach on Hell。” （Interesting note， Chan wrote a book called Erasing Hell with theologian Preston Sprinkle。 Sprinkle has since recanted his view and believes in annihilationism。） Will these statements engender unity or disunity with more liberal brothers and sisters in faith？ When statements about women in ministry or same-sex marriage are inherently seen as issues that the church cannot unite over， how can we foster unity？ How can there be unity if one side will not come to the table？ Are there points in which there should be disunity in the church？ Until Unity doesn’t address these difficult issues， preferring to speak mostly in the abstract， avoiding the most contentious theological， political， and sociological issues dividing the church today。My critique， then， is of what isn’t there。 By avoiding many of the big issues， Chan maintains unity （by not angering anyone） but neither does he address the gaping wound in Christendom。 Francis points readers to a goal—groups of mature believers who show the world supernatural love for each other—but doesn’t navigate the complexities of getting there。 And maybe that was purposeful。 Maybe that’s for another book。 Maybe that’s for a different type of speaker and writer。 Chan’s conclusion is that the church had to be more than just a one hour a week experience。 Community and discipleship are not extras。 They are essential to being the body of Christ。 The deep love that comes with true community creates a bond that resists division。 Allowing the Spirit to take precedence in our lives places us into the middle of a larger， more diverse， beautiful family of believers。 We may not always agree， but our disagreements do not turn to disunity。 Until Unity is passionately written is a conversational tone。 I could hear Francis’s voice in my head as I read the book。 His genuineness cannot be understated and this book is obviously rooted in own deep pain and grief for the larger American church to find what he’s found in his house churches in Hong Kong。 I loved it， but I also wanted something a bit deeper。 Francis started the conversation。 He begins the journey。 There’s so much more to be done， and his voice and experience can help lead the church into it。 I hope there’s more to come from him on this in the future。 。。。more
Jack Wilkie
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