Christian Community in the Ancient New Way -- The community of Christ is different from humanly formed communities because it is constructed by God, formed by the Holy Spirit, and brought to unity by Jesus.  The primary relationship of each member of the Christian community is with Christ.  We are unified and bound together not by our similarity of race, socioeconomic stature, denominational background, spiritual experience, educational level, age, or anything else but by Christ himself.  Therefore, the presence of diversity within the community cannot threaten its unity, but instead provides an opportunity for the community to live out its identity as the body of Christ.  Our common identity in Christ holds us together even though we do not all understand Scripture the same way.  We are bound together by Christ even though we do not agree with each other on every point of doctrine or practice.  Recognizing this, we believe that we must make every effort to maintain the unity of the Spirit as we search for truth together (Ephesians 4).  We embrace our diversity, believing it will help us to see more, not less, of God (1 Corinthians 12).