Charity in Disagreement
Early pleas called for love in differences, refusing to divide the body over non‑essentials. Charity governed speech, decision, and fellowship when interpretive tensions arose.
In Faith, Unity; In Opinion, Liberty
A watchword in the movement, this maxim located charity as the virtue that makes unity and liberty livable.
“In faith, unity; in opinion, liberty; in all things, charity.” — Restoration maxim