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When I talk about various ‘flavors’ in the body of Christ, I am not promoting an ecumenical or humanistic movement that embraces all people of all faiths as brothers and sisters. I am not suggesting that we share the same communion with Muslims, Buddhists, New Agers or others who don’t acknowledge that Jesus Christ is the only source of salvation. I think you need another article to express your idea as this part of the pastors statement explains what he is saying very clearly. Why are we not talking about the true ecumunical movement that states that all religions are wonderful and in their statements they deny a Christ that is the Son of God and has the authority to be the atonement for sin.

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This is an incredibly unscriptural testimony, but it has the ring of truth to many weak Christians. Big Mack

When I talk about various ‘flavors’ in the body of Christ, I am not promoting an ecumenical or humanistic movement that embraces all people of all faiths as brothers and sisters. I am not suggesting that we share the same communion with Muslims, Buddhists, New Agers or others who don’t acknowledge that Jesus Christ is the only source of salvation. I think you need another article to express your idea as this part of the pastors statement explains what he is saying very clearly. Why are we not talking about the true ecumunical movement that states that all religions are wonderful and in their statements they deny a Christ that is the Son of God and has the authority to be the atonement for sin.
why are you stating this about this article

This is an incredibly unscriptural testimony, but it has the ring of truth to many weak Christians. Big Mack

He is not talking about a true ecumnical communion with Muslims, Buddhists, New Agers or others who don’t acknowledge that Jesus Christ is the only source of salvation. But he is talking about a so called Christian ecumnical movement, that all Christian religions get together.

DOCTRINE IS NOT SOMETHING TO BE PREFERRED LIKE ICE CREAM; IT IS SOMETHING TO BE GROUNDED IN, CONVINCED OF, DOGMATIC ABOUT, MILITANT FOR. This is what the Apostle Paul said about doctrine: "Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to THE DOCTRINE WHICH YE HAVE LEARNED; and avoid them" (Romans 16:17). Paul instructed Timothy not to allow ANY OTHER DOCTRINE (1 Timothy 1:3). Jude instructed God’s people to earnestly contend for the faith once delivered to the saints (Jude 3). The ecumenical approach described in the previous article is forbidden and condemned because it downplays doctrinal purity. God intends the Christian to be grounded in apostolic doctrine and apostolic doctrine ALONE. Every false doctrine is to be rejected. Haggard claims we should look upon false doctrine as merely another flavor of ice cream. God says we are to look upon it as a great error.

BigMack

Let me offer you a belated welcome, Rauch byeth. I see you've met the others already... ;o)