The Ecumenical Movement

I posted this on another forum, and decided to post it here.

"I think that we should all study the churches of Pergamos and Thyatira in Revelations. The Ecumenical Movement parallels the problems that the two churches were having.

Jesus through John's writings did not ignore the problem. In fact, he blamed the churches for ignoring the doctrines of Balaam, Nicialatians, and Jezebel. They refused to stand against it, and talk about it, therefore it overtook them, and became the norm.

Talking about reality is not a problem. Dealing with our society issues and talking about them are not a problem. The problem is ignoring them, and pretending they do not exist.

It is interesting that in Constantine's day, many were rejoicing. Finally the church that had been persecuted had come out of the closet. They were accepted. They were enriched with possessions. They were having political influence. They ignored the lose of morals. They neglected the original Bible doctrine. They closed their eyes to the problems.

BUT also MANY were grieved. They knew that this ecumenical merging of different faith systems would destroy the bedrock on which they were built. They stood up against this system vocally, and were marginalized and persecuted for their stands.

The cries of "All is Well" in the face of what is happening in the church world (and Apostolic Movement) is unwise at best. Let us stand and vocalize our opposition to the directions and movements toward a repetition of Constantine's day in the form of Ecumenicism."