Friendship is the essence of the Gospel....

Someone said:

"Friendship is the essence of the Gospel....
Without deep connection, we have missed the basis of the Life of God

When we differ in beliefs and by those differences estrange ourselves from others, we have endorsed the lies that have separated Mankind for thousands of years....

We are One....not primarily in our beliefs, but in who we are, based on His belief about us....

If our beliefs have divided us even if we have believed 100% correctly, then our beliefs have failed us...

Love others you love yourself
It is simply ... Profound !"

Yes, unity and harmony goes deeper beyond the differences in the belief systems of people. The life and love of God transcends any religious book or scripture or theology - whether it is called the bible or the quran or the bhavagad gita or lotus sutra - we are all one indeed. Doctrines and theologies are merely constructs of the mind, and those who hold on tightly to their doctrines or scriptures are only liable to become attached to fundamentalist dogmas.

As I have observed, those who are attached to a particular book or scripture tend to use circular reasoning in their argument (eg "I believe the bible is the word of god, and whatever the word of god says is true, therefore I believe the bible is true"). This circular reasoning perhaps becomes a hindrance for people to be free from the religious mindset of separation and ego, since it tends to give people the impression that only they know the "truth" and other people do not know the "truth". Yet we know that truth is universal and is not confined to any religion or any "holy book", just as love is universal and includes everyone.

So yes, the heart of the matter is that we are all one - we are brothers and sisters of the same family of the human race, of the spiritual realm, regardless of our differences in belief systems, cultures, etc. It is like what this quote says too.

~What If?~
"What if our religion was each other, if our practice was our life, if prayer our words? What if the temple was the Earth, if forests were our church, if holy waters ~ the rivers, lakes and oceans. What if meditation was our relationships, if the teacher was life, if wisdom was self-knowledge, if love was the center of our being?“
~Ganga White

Yes, love is the centre of our being, just as friendship is the essence of the gospel.