Thursday, February 26, 2015

Why Not Participate in a World Day of Prayer? James A.E. MacLellan


Does John 17:21 Exemplify An On-Going Need for the Church to be One?

It is usually about this time of year that I sense of preponderance of raised eyebrows.  There is a sense, in the community that I live, that I have committed the unforgivable sin.  What is that sin?  Lack of participation.  Indeed, this is the annual gathering of various women to pray for the world.   My reluctance to participate in ecumenical activities brandishes me as something akin to an arrogant, self-righteous sus.  Of course the main armament is John 17:21 (ESV), "that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me."

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