Will we ever be ONE again?

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Eric_Hyom said:
There is ‘One God’ and ‘One Jesus Christ’ we should show a certain amount of oneness. Our lack of unity is probably one of the biggest arguments against Christianity.

I am a Street Pastor, this brings together Christians from eight denominations in our town every week, we pray with each other and for each other. Our voluntary role takes us out on the streets until around 3 or 4 am, we come into contact with anger, drunks, drugs, depressed people, fights and many wonderful people.

Together, we try and spread the love of Christ on our streets in a practical way, we give out flip flops to girls who can no longer walk in their high heels, we walk drunks home, we intervene in fights and listen to people. Virtually every time we go out strangers will thank us for being there and caring, we have had many profound experiences.

Although we do not go out to preach, people will ask us about God, they ask us which church we go to, when we say we are from different churches, they seem genuinely amazed.

Blessings

Eric
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That’s wonderful!!
 
Took2Long said:
All my life, my answer to your question would have been a resounding “NO!” I have been, if not reconsidering, at least thinking about the possibility that a uniting of faiths could happen. In the past several decades, there has been less animosity between the Christian faiths. We finally seem to be able to focus more on what we have in common, then to focus on what separates us. When I was a child, there was a level of anti-Catholicism that I don’t find anymore. If you told me as a child, there would be Catholic Churches being built all across the South, I would have called someone insane for suggesting such a thing. I understand the largest driver of that is actually Northern “snow birds” moving south, but it has allowed the bigotry that once existed to finally begin to evaporate. I doubt it could ever happen in my earthly time, but who’s to say that it can never happen. Through Him, all things are possible. Maybe we are fortunate to be able to see the beginning movements of a reuniting. I now wonder if I’m not watching God’s plan of uniting beginning to unfold. Whether it happens in 100 years, 1000 years, or never-I’ve finally reached a point where I accept God may be moving us back together as believers.
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I agree. I think an increasingly hostile secularism has caused Many anti Catholics to discover that we have more in common than we don’t
 
Vanny said:
Will the schisms between East and West,
Rome and Wittenburg, Geneva ,and Canterbury ever be healed?
Are the differences so great that we will remain separated until Jesus Returns?

What is the current status of the Lutheran/Catholic dialogue?
Is their such a thing as Orthodox/Protestant dialogue?
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There has already been a miraculous healing between Lutherans and Catholics.

See: vatican.va/roman_curia/pontifical_councils/chrstuni/documents/rc_pc_chrstuni_doc_31101999_cath-luth-joint-declaration_en.html

Left to our own devices…no. Fortunately with God all things are possible.
 
Eric_Hyom said:
There is ‘One God’ and ‘One Jesus Christ’ we should show a certain amount of oneness. Our lack of unity is probably one of the biggest arguments against Christianity.

I am a Street Pastor, this brings together Christians from eight denominations in our town every week, we pray with each other and for each other. Our voluntary role takes us out on the streets until around 3 or 4 am, we come into contact with anger, drunks, drugs, depressed people, fights and many wonderful people.

Together, we try and spread the love of Christ on our streets in a practical way, we give out flip flops to girls who can no longer walk in their high heels, we walk drunks home, we intervene in fights and listen to people. Virtually every time we go out strangers will thank us for being there and caring, we have had many profound experiences.

Although we do not go out to preach, people will ask us about God, they ask us which church we go to, when we say we are from different churches, they seem genuinely amazed.

Blessings

Eric
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What you do though it seems to me is an expression of a certain amount of unity. Indeed a unity in the most important of all actually. A unity In the love of God and Christ and of your neighbors. What a beautiful story you shared with us which only shows me I could probably do more myself to express His love. May God bless you and all of your brother and sister companions from the 8 denominations!
 
Vanny said:
Will the schisms between East and West,
Rome and Wittenburg, Geneva ,and Canterbury ever be healed?
Are the differences so great that we will remain separated until Jesus Returns?
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Yes. Our differences won’t be completely healed until the consummation of all things, the great eschaton.
What is the current status of the Lutheran/Catholic dialogue?
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The Liberal Lutheran synods are quite cuddly with Rome. But there can never be unity as long as they are ordaining gays and women to the ministry. For the confessional Lutherans there is little dialogue. We cannot even get ourselves together.
Is their such a thing as Orthodox/Protestant dialogue?
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Absolutely. In fact protestant / Orthodox dialogue has been in play since 1574.
 
House_Harkonnen said:
Yes. Our differences won’t be completely healed until the consummation of all things, the great eschaton.

The Liberal Lutheran synods are quite cuddly with Rome. But there can never be unity as long as they are ordaining gays and women to the ministry. For the confessional Lutherans there is little dialogue. We cannot even get ourselves together.

Absolutely. In fact protestant / Orthodox dialogue has been in play since 1574.
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Sad even confessional Lutherans can’t agree.
I’m a WELS, too.
I left the ELCA due to what you mentioned above
 
Vanny said:
Will the schisms between East and West,
Rome and Wittenburg, Geneva ,and Canterbury ever be healed?
Are the differences so great that we will remain separated until Jesus Returns?

What is the current status of the Lutheran/Catholic dialogue?
Is their such a thing as Orthodox/Protestant dialogue?
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Rejoice, Rejoice, It is so, it started in 1844, it is unfolding as we speak!!

What else can be said but search and find and God Bless your Search - Regards Tony
 
Took2Long said:
All my life, my answer to your question would have been a resounding “NO!” I have been, if not reconsidering, at least thinking about the possibility that a uniting of faiths could happen. In the past several decades, there has been less animosity between the Christian faiths. We finally seem to be able to focus more on what we have in common, then to focus on what separates us. When I was a child, there was a level of anti-Catholicism that I don’t find anymore. If you told me as a child, there would be Catholic Churches being built all across the South, I would have called someone insane for suggesting such a thing. I understand the largest driver of that is actually Northern “snow birds” moving south, but it has allowed the bigotry that once existed to finally begin to evaporate. I doubt it could ever happen in my earthly time, but who’s to say that it can never happen. Through Him, all things are possible. Maybe we are fortunate to be able to see the beginning movements of a reuniting. I now wonder if I’m not watching God’s plan of uniting beginning to unfold. Whether it happens in 100 years, 1000 years, or never-I’ve finally reached a point where I accept God may be moving us back together as believers.
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Do not lose Heart, is it is motion, it is happening all around you without your knowledge, search and you shall find.

God Bless and Regards Tony
 
Eric_Hyom said:
There is ‘One God’ and ‘One Jesus Christ’ we should show a certain amount of oneness. Our lack of unity is probably one of the biggest arguments against Christianity.

I am a Street Pastor, this brings together Christians from eight denominations in our town every week, we pray with each other and for each other. Our voluntary role takes us out on the streets until around 3 or 4 am, we come into contact with anger, drunks, drugs, depressed people, fights and many wonderful people.

Together, we try and spread the love of Christ on our streets in a practical way, we give out flip flops to girls who can no longer walk in their high heels, we walk drunks home, we intervene in fights and listen to people. Virtually every time we go out strangers will thank us for being there and caring, we have had many profound experiences.

Although we do not go out to preach, people will ask us about God, they ask us which church we go to, when we say we are from different churches, they seem genuinely amazed. Blessings Eric
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Dear Friend in God - You are walking the Good Walk and Talking the Good Talk, may your efforts for Jesus the Christ be manifold blessed with the knowledge of One God.

God Bless and Regards Tony
 
Stilldreamn said:
I agree - and our witness will be all the stronger for it.
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That dear friend in God is the Whole Truth and Nothing but the Truth, God Bless all that suffer persecution for Faith in the Love of our One and Only God.

God Bless and Regards Tony
 
Eric_Hyom said:
There is ‘One God’ and ‘One Jesus Christ’ we should show a certain amount of oneness. Our lack of unity is probably one of the biggest arguments against Christianity.

I am a Street Pastor, this brings together Christians from eight denominations in our town every week, we pray with each other and for each other. Our voluntary role takes us out on the streets until around 3 or 4 am, we come into contact with anger, drunks, drugs, depressed people, fights and many wonderful people.

Together, we try and spread the love of Christ on our streets in a practical way, we give out flip flops to girls who can no longer walk in their high heels, we walk drunks home, we intervene in fights and listen to people. Virtually every time we go out strangers will thank us for being there and caring, we have had many profound experiences.

Although we do not go out to preach, people will ask us about God, they ask us which church we go to, when we say we are from different churches, they seem genuinely amazed.

Blessings

Eric
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Yes, yes, yes. This.

The Lord said specifically that the world will know His disciples because of their love for one another. If we could really love one another and do the work He would have us do… how different the world would be. Love God, which includes loving the body of Christ (us), and love our neighbors (which includes our enemies).

Grace and peace to you,
K
 
I don’t know what the future holds, but I think we’re on a good road. As a Catholic I’m especially mindful (well, at least when I get off the internet long enough to notice that there’s a whole world besides it :D) of the fact that our leaders have made it clear that other Christians are not our enemies, especially the Orthodox. Which is not to deny that occasionally an Orthodox converts to Catholicism, but the important thing is we don’t try to get them to do so.
 
Vanny said:
Will the schisms between East and West,
Rome and Wittenburg, Geneva ,and Canterbury ever be healed?
Are the differences so great that we will remain separated until Jesus Returns?

What is the current status of the Lutheran/Catholic dialogue?
Is their such a thing as Orthodox/Protestant dialogue?
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With the fact that we all are born with original sin I think there will never be total cohesion between Christian denominations. Discussions that occur between us help keep our focus on the basics of salvation in which we believe in the death, resurrection and imminent return of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
 
Peter_J said:
I don’t know what the future holds, but I think we’re on a good road. As a Catholic I’m especially mindful (well, at least when I get off the internet long enough to notice that there’s a whole world besides it :D) of the fact that our leaders have made it clear that other Christians are not our enemies, especially the Orthodox. Which is not to deny that occasionally an Orthodox converts to Catholicism, but the important thing is we don’t try to get them to do so.
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Yes I think we’re on a good road, too. Doubt I’ll ever see it in my lifetime, but barring the Lord’s return…maybe someday?
 
spedteacherita said:
With the fact that we all are born with original sin I think there will never be total cohesion between Christian denominations. Discussions that occur between us help keep our focus on the basics of salvation in which we believe in the death, resurrection and imminent return of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
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Yes, exactly.
 
Eric_Hyom said:
There is ‘One God’ and ‘One Jesus Christ’ we should show a certain amount of oneness. Our lack of unity is probably one of the biggest arguments against Christianity.

I am a Street Pastor, this brings together Christians from eight denominations in our town every week, we pray with each other and for each other. Our voluntary role takes us out on the streets until around 3 or 4 am, we come into contact with anger, drunks, drugs, depressed people, fights and many wonderful people.

Together, we try and spread the love of Christ on our streets in a practical way, we give out flip flops to girls who can no longer walk in their high heels, we walk drunks home, we intervene in fights and listen to people. Virtually every time we go out strangers will thank us for being there and caring, we have had many profound experiences.

Although we do not go out to preach, people will ask us about God, they ask us which church we go to, when we say we are from different churches, they seem genuinely amazed.

Blessings

Eric
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A great work spurred by a great faith. 👍
 
No, definitely no to the protestant ones like Canterbury and the lutherans. There is nothing to suggest any sort of union or even a direction to that path. Orthodox- maybe but probably not within any of our lifetimes. Some of groups would maybe be open to it (Constantinople, Greeks) but others are hostile to the suggestion (Romanian, especially Russian). Orientals and the other eastern christians might be one of the best bets but still I don’t foresee any action on that front.
 
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