Direct Answer
Based on the transcript, humility might require Christians to revise beliefs, stop explaining away New Testament commands, accept unity on essentials, and refuse to divide over doubtful matters. The transcript does not provide a full list of concrete changes, but it points to literal obedience, apostolic tradition, and reexamining modern systems.
Support from Transcript
- Bercot says Christians could be one if they would “humble ourselves and accept the witness of what historic Christianity really was.” - He says this would not mean “uniformity on every belief.” - It would mean “uniformity on the essential doctrines” and not splitting over peripheral matters. - Early Christians aimed to “hold on to the things handed down by the apostles and not to change them.” - They took New Testament moral teachings “very literally and very seriously.” - Bercot says modern systems may be strange by “common-sense standards” and may create problem verses to explain away.
Discussion Follow-ups
One concrete example in the transcript is the head covering passage, where Bercot says the early Christian witness clarifies a practice often reinterpreted today.