I believe that Christ is the source of unity among Christians. I teach a Bible class in a nondenominational international ministry where we do not discuss the churches we belong to. Those churches run the entire gamut, from Roman Catholic to every variety of Protestant. The statement of faith our leaders must sign is entirely biblically …
I believe that Christ is the source of unity among Christians. I teach a Bible class in a nondenominational international ministry where we do not discuss the churches we belong to. Those churches run the entire gamut, from Roman Catholic to every variety of Protestant. The statement of faith our leaders must sign is entirely biblically based and can be signed by both Catholics and Protestants. I work closely with people from very different church polities, yet we are all one in Christ Jesus, not just in belief but in experience and prayer and action. So I do not believe that Christian unity to any degree depends on the pope or priest or pastor who serves as our overseer. We should be united in belief and in morals, and it is very distressing to me when Christians adopt a worldly view of matters such as abortion or anything that attacks God’s purposes in His creation.
It is a sad truth that many Catholics have departed from Catholic teaching on moral issues, so that is far from an exclusively Protestant problem. Conformity to the world is a temptation every Christian faces; the world, the flesh, and the devil are our ancient enemies. Our recourse against them is abiding in Christ and employing the weapons of our warfare as described in Ephesians 6. All those who love the Lord Jesus Christ and follow Him with all their hearts and souls and minds are my beloved brothers and sisters in Him.
I believe that Christ is the source of unity among Christians. I teach a Bible class in a nondenominational international ministry where we do not discuss the churches we belong to. Those churches run the entire gamut, from Roman Catholic to every variety of Protestant. The statement of faith our leaders must sign is entirely biblically based and can be signed by both Catholics and Protestants. I work closely with people from very different church polities, yet we are all one in Christ Jesus, not just in belief but in experience and prayer and action. So I do not believe that Christian unity to any degree depends on the pope or priest or pastor who serves as our overseer. We should be united in belief and in morals, and it is very distressing to me when Christians adopt a worldly view of matters such as abortion or anything that attacks God’s purposes in His creation.
It is a sad truth that many Catholics have departed from Catholic teaching on moral issues, so that is far from an exclusively Protestant problem. Conformity to the world is a temptation every Christian faces; the world, the flesh, and the devil are our ancient enemies. Our recourse against them is abiding in Christ and employing the weapons of our warfare as described in Ephesians 6. All those who love the Lord Jesus Christ and follow Him with all their hearts and souls and minds are my beloved brothers and sisters in Him.