I just responded to my aunts comments on the article on Ecumenism.
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Dear Jennifer,
Everything I do now in my life I hold up in light of God's Word (AV 1611). If someones teachings and beliefs don't align with the teachings and doctrines I find within God's Word then I cannot be unequally yoked with them in doing the Lord's work.
2 Corinthians 6:14 Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?
However, I will work with those whose faith is solidly built upon God's Word. A good example of this is the fact that I myself am a Conservative Mennonite (Eastern Pennsylvannia Mennonite Church) yet I attend an Independant Fundamental Baptist Church in town since my home Church is 4 hours away. We all believe that the only way to God is through Jesus Christ, not Mary, not any saint, not Joseph Smith, nor Buddha, nor any man that ever lived (nor do we pray or bend the knee to any but GOD). The only way to God is through Christ Jesus our Lord. We all believe this, and therefore there can be fellowship between us. We also believe that God's Word (the KJB) is the only authority on all matters of faith and practice. We all believe this, and therefore can have fellowship. We all believe that salvation is by grace through faith in Jesus Christ. Again, we all believe this and therefore we can have fellowship. You may be wondering where I am going with this. I will get to the point since I could ramble all night. I have read countless articles on what you Catholics believe (
http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/0071/0071_01.asp is a good example of my point). If you truly believe any of these things, then you have a very loose definition of what makes someone a Christian. I'm sorry to have to tell you these things. I would love to just ignore the fact that you as a Catholic, believe the things you do, but I can't. I love you, so much in fact, that I'm willing to tell you the truth.
Matthew 10:35-38 For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law. And a man's foes shall be they of his own household. He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.
2 John 1:9 Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son
I refuse to be wishy washy concerning my alliegence and faith in Jesus Christ. The Truth belongs to God, the mistakes of my past are mine. I'm just thankful He's forgiven me through the blood of Jesus Christ.
To make a potentially long message short, there should not be fellowship between Catholics and Christians in doing the Lord's work. You will not see it this way of course. However, when you come to place the Word of God in a position that it 'alone' governs you life in the way that it should, you will.
Psalms 138:2 I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.
for Jesus sake,
Stephen
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I desperately need prayers my brothers and sisters. This letter is not going to go over lightly. My grandfather (a presbyterian minister, and staunch ecumenist) will hear of this. My father and mother will then hear of it. I imagine everyone in the family will hear that I am some sort of Catholic basher. But these things are not what concern me. What concerns me is that a woman I love (she's a very special aunt to me) needs to repent of her alliegence to the Pope and the heresies of that religion. She is DEEP into that religion. She's a teacher, a nun, and about as active of a Catholic as one can get. She has attacked me on FB before for what she deems as being harsh or unloving (you know, "your words aren't very loving" etc...). I don't want to argue or fight with her, nor with anyone. But the truth is the truth, and I will not try to deny it. Not even for family.
Much Love in Christ,
Stephen