Remembering the Meaning of Worship and Fellowship

I've been discussing the issues present in my blog with several close friends quite a bit lately, and have been reminded of some very important points.
1. Just because someone is within or outside of your own Christian midst does not mean they are or are not at the same point in their walk with God as you are. We all come to faith at different times in our lives, we come across different trials no matter how similar they might seem, and we are able to weather these trials in various stages of spiritual strength. Acquiring Biblical knowledge is yet another part of a Christian's walk. Therefore, we much never forget that regardless of how much a brother in the Lord agrees or disagrees with your own convictions, he must never be regarded as unteachable. Likewise, we must never forget that our own walks are yet to be finished, and even in the areas where we feel most confident, we are not yet made perfect. We may believe ourselves wholly right, but we must not use our intellectual prowess to belittle or discourage, but to inspire and encourage one another!
2. Whether we want to admit it to ourselves or not, labels have nothing to do with how we should view each other in the sight of God. In the words of my friend, I do not believe that Christ would have wanted us to resort to simplistic monikers in place of personal discussions amongst each other. Just because it is easier to get to the root of what we believe or do not believe by waving around our affiliation to a particular denomination does not mean it is best. We should all keep in mind that, regardless of our man-made borders, we still belong under one umbrella of God's Kingdom. We should desire to know everyone in God's Kingdom intimately. We are, after all, supposed to be family. Blood is thicker than water, and our Christian bonds to each other should be stronger still.
3. The church was not made for man. It was made for God. When we lose sight of this, we become petty and selfish and become distracted by trivial issues. We allow ourselves to become divided over things because we insist on everyone seeing things our way, because somehow, that is so much more important than encouraging one another and furthering God's kingdom. We are convinced that above all else, WE are the most important part of the church. Reminded ourselves that even if we didn't show up in the pews for church each Sunday, God would still be glorified.
4. Allowing a sin to continue simply because we do not see a possible way out proves a desperate lack of faith and an even greater laziness. I recall my pastor speaking on the subject of sin. The thing about sin is it never stays the same. It is either defeated or it grows. If we believe that these problems within the church cannot be changed, then we are not just allowing the sin to continue, we are encouraging it to grow.
I should remark here that there are efforts being made amongst certain pastors and congregations, but I do not believe it should stop there. We must all feel a personal responsibility to heal the rifts that have been caused rather than simply delegating the tasks to our Church leaders alone.