By: N.E. Rhodes, Jr.   One of the most prevalent misconceptions I have run across is the idea that the first-century church enjoyed unbroken unity and harmony during the life of the apostles and gave way to disputation and division only after the death of the last living apostle.  The New Testament speaks of a church that argued about many things and even broke fellowship over at least two of these disputes.  The early Christians argued over how the money was to be spent (Act