1 Peter 3:8 says, “Finally, all of you be of one mind…” Peter was saying that everyone of you without exception…be of one mind. One cannot be divided by one. There have to be multiple numbers. 

I use division all the time, especially when I am reducing a recipe, or figuring out the cost of something per pound. Say that you have $100 that you want to give to four people. You have to divide 100 by 4 in order to determine how much to give each one. We cut up a pie by dividing the pieces equally.

Romans 16:17 says, “Now I urge you, brethren, note those who cause divisions and offenses…” I thought back to the account of Joseph and his brothers. He gave a bad report about them to their father. What happened? 

Genesis 37:4 says, “…they hated him and could not speak peaceably to him.” This is a warning to us. Do not receive a bad report, or enter into gossip or talebearing. It divides and destroys fellowship. Proverbs 16:28 says that a whisperer separates friends.