Re: The Fallacy of Ecumenism
What gives us common ground is Christ. You point at the differences when most of the others with differences know that the common ground is Christ.
But you assert that it is Christ plus something else. That creates a division.
Calling it not a division does not change the facts. You have a basis for dividing that is other than Christ. You refuse fellowship that is not either independent of any other church, or in your church, based on something that is not Christ. I am free to meet with others because we have Christ in common. There is no "plus" in our rules for fellowship.
You are blind to the fact that the thing that you give as cause for not meeting with others at their time of worship is more divisive than the name that is outside their meeting place. They advise you what to expect, but do not exclude you. And they do not warn their people of meeting with others.
But you do. You have a "plus" that excludes all worship not in your place and/or under your formula.
You exclude fellowship with me unless I come to you. I make no such distinction concerning fellowship. Who is therefore exclusive and who is inclusive?
But this is useless. You will come back with yet another hollow statement that you are free to refuse others simply for not coming through your doors. And the blatant demand for conformity to your rules is your basis for not being in unity with all those others.
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Mike
I think . . . . I think I am . . . . therefore I am, I think — Edge
OR . . . . You may be right, I may be crazy — Joel
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