Posted on 03/07/2006 9:22:09 PM PST by Iam1ru1-2
The Rev. Desmond Tutu, archbishop and primate of Southern Africa, has weighed in with World Council of Churches leaders who seek to have the council transcend Christian boundaries. "After all," said Tutu, "God is not a Christian."
According to Tutu, this act of Jesus Christ set in motion a unity that knows no boundaries. In fact, although Christ is the one who initiates this unity, allegiance to Christ is apparently not a necessary prerequisite for entering into this unity. "Jesus, it appears, was quite serious when he said that God was our father and that we belonged all to one family, because in this family all, not some, are insiders. None is an outsider – black and white, yellow and red, rich and poor, educated and not educated, beautiful and not so beautiful, Christian, Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu, atheist, all belong, all are held in a divine embrace that will not let us go – all, for God has no enemies."
The key toward re-establishing that primordial unity that God intends for all his creation is the unity of the church, Tutu said. Suggesting that the unity of the human family is dependent on the unity of the church, and the unity of the church is, in large degree, dependent on the unity of the World Council of Churches, Tutu said, "A united church is no optional extra. A united church is indispensable for the salvation of God's world."
In a press conference that followed his address, Tutu emphasized his key point: "We believe in one family, and in our quest for this one family, the WCC is crucial." Tutu congratulated the WCC for being "one of the foremost forums for interfaith dialogues, an activity that must be taken even more seriously today."
A reporter asked Tutu if there are any limits to plurality and diversity when seeking unity. "God is the God of all," replied Tutu. "We are too prone to excommunicate. God welcomes all of us . Today we Christians have moved a long way toward understanding that we don't have a corner on the God market.
Inter-religious dialogue is high on the priority list for this 9th General Assembly of the WCC. During his opening remarks, Aram I, moderator of the WCC, urged delegates to think beyond the walls of the church and consider the possibility of "the hidden Christ" in other religious traditions. The moderator's suggestion was seconded by Rowan Williams, archbishop of Canterbury, who urged the WCC to find new models through which Christians could see in the eyes of non-Christians "a reflection of what we see," even if they do not identify that vision in Christian terms.
Throughout the assembly meeting, non-Christian spiritualists and those who practice "indigenous peoples" traditions have been provided seminar space and "ecumenical conversation" opportunities, in order for delegates to learn how they communicate with the spirit world and to engage them in inter-faith dialogues.
John 3:18-21
18) He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
19) And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
20) For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
21) But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
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God is God.
Did God become man, and was that man Jewish? I'm not really interested in a theological debate here. I'm just stating simple Biblical fact.
God may not be a Christian, but Tutu is for sure a goofball!
So is God a Monotheist? Or even a theist at all?
No you know why the media licks Tutu hand!
They love this sanctimoniousness hairball!
This is news to Jesus and Mary, among others.
I doubt it. Hyam Maccoby, Revolution In Judaea. Though God works in many ways.
Hence I realize that America couldn't have become without Christianity.
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