Paul noticed that the people of Corinth began to choose favorite preachers and favorite doctrines. This means that they begin to prefer particular manifestations of God. However, there is more to God than we presently know. There's more to God than our favorite preachers can relay to us.
There's absolutely no sin in having a preference. As a matter of fact we also have a particular assignment from God to fulfill. We would most likely tend to love those who peach similar messages and adopt doctrine that buttress our preferences. The problem only comes when we begin to have a feeling of superiority. The division begins when we consider one as more important than the other.
When we begin to choose sides, have preference and feel superior, we essentially miss the grace and blessings others have to offer. This means we only take a portion of the entire package God offers us. How then should we live? We should appreciate what we have and celebrate what the others possess. That's the demonstration of love in this regard. All things are ours.
1 Cor 3:21 Therefore let no man glory in men. For all things are yours;
The reverence of the Orthodox is ours. The eloquence of the Word of Faith is ours. The foresight of the Prophetic is ours. The Authority of the Apostolic is ours. The compassion of the evangelical is ours. The large-heartedness of the pastoral is ours. All things are ours. Never let division take away what is ours.
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