And one aspect of the unity that matters is that it’s visible to “the world”.
Wagglebee and other Catholics and Orthodox have proven themselves my brothers and sisters. They’ve proven themselves trinitarian, believers in the incarnation, and believers in the death, burial, and resurrection of our Lord Jesus.
They have very precise explanations of things I find difficult: about Mary, about icons, about shepherds in the church, and about the treatment of scripture. While I disagree with them, I see a passion to fit into legacy of historic, biblical Christianity.
I treasure their stand on life, their sense of world-wide organization, and their unity of purpose. We could learn a lot.
Likewise, I am a Messianic.
I hate to violate the Sabbath, I long to apply the meaning of the festivals, I wonder at the positives in listening to the Lord’s guidance regarding eating and cleanliness. I love the love of scripture.
And I am a Baptist.
Sadly, I cannot be any denomination from which the Lord has removed or is removing the candlestick. They are no longer lights set on a stand that give light to the entire room. (Sadly, because my own denomination is being weighed in the balance and appears to be wanting.)
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??? I had not thought of Baptists as being among those who were drifting into apostasy.
God Bless you, xzins.