By: Murray Still

Murray Still — Sat, 28 Oct 2017 02:18:25 +0000

It is my belief Christ is moving the Church through the Holy Spirit toward that unity of one body
I see this in the ecumenical act of Lutherans and Anglicans breaking bread together as one. I see this in the act of Pentecostals and Baptists and Apostolic Faith denominations sharing space in our buildings and participating in joint worship
Churches will fail
In the effort of unity if they give in to human temptations and frailty. Yet if we come together in a true sense of unity knowing unity dies not mean conformity we will get closer to Jesus’ vision of being one
Add to this our intentional work on reconciliation with our Indigenous brothers and sisters and unity appears possible and let us remember one day in our eyes is not the same in God’s. I for one champion the effort at working toward an inclusive version of unity. May God bless this vision and make it so.

By: Gary Russell

Gary Russell — Fri, 27 Oct 2017 22:45:07 +0000

You mention the Syriac-speaking churches. This makes me put two things together. Christ spoke Aramaic, and the only surviving (if still surviving) Aramaic speakers are in Syria. Has anyone you’ve read looked at that? This is a tad peripheral to your theme, but an interest of mine.

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By: Murray Still

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