Joannicius said:
"People in our time speak of the divided Church and the urgent need of reuniting it. Father Florovsky remarks that 'the Church is not divided, has not been divided, did not divide ... and is not divisible.' What is divided is the Christian world. This 'is in a state of descent, conflict and - is it not time to admit it? - in collapse. ...' We should not speak of 'disunion in the Church, but of disassociation from the Church.'"
Fr. Georges Florovsky's (+1979) teaching on Ecumenism
We got the first glimpse of the church dividing in
(1Cor.1:8-10). This continued through the years each group
added their particular thoughts to the word of God. Each time
man added his thoughts to the word of God there was division. The only way we can turn the tide is to
all unify upon the word of God. (
Eph.chapter 4) would be a good start to
get back to what the bible teaches. The bible says to
teach no other doctrine than what is in the bible
(1Tim.1:3). There are currently so many divisions of people who
THINK they are Gods people they have all decided the best thing for them to do is to
AGREE TO DISAGREE. If ever there was a
dangerous doctrine to follow here it is. These people have
given up on being unified upon the word of God alone and
decided among themselves that God will bless them
if they all teach different doctrines regardless if the bible says to speak the same thing and walk by the same rule,and the bible does say those very things
(1Cor.1:10) (Phil.3:16). How can we go against Gods wisdom and please him?
It cannot be done. What I am afraid of, is that many
think they will go to heaven when this is all over,
but infact they will hear those words depart from me I never knew you. This sickens me to no end. I find so many poeple who
think the grace of God will work out all the differences we see in the religious world, I DON"T THINK SO. I would be
more than glad to talk with anyone who is concerned about these things. There is a church that goes by the PERFECT LAW OF CHRIST (the bible) and it alone (James 1:25) (Gal.6:,2). I would like to tell you about that church of Christ. Baerly