On a Fundamental Problem: The way godliness is achieved

And on the other hand … not everyone concludes that the breaking down of barriers between religious communities is a good thing. For the perspective of the Bahá’í International Community, see: Century of Light and One Common Faith. -gw

What could be wrong with Christian men uniting to become more godly? What could be wrong with men assuming leadership in marriage? What could be wrong with promoting the virtues of sexual integrity, parental responsibility and church devotion?

Well, of course, there is everything right and nothing wrong with becoming more godly, assuming leadership, sexual integrity, etc . There is a fundamental problem, however, with the Promise Keepers’ approach to the Gospel and to the way godliness is achieved in the life of a believer. It is an approach that has attracted Catholics and Mormons as well.

Promise Keepers is committed to reaching across denominational barriers in an effort to unite men. And they have been successful in doing that. Promise Keepers supporters and sponsors include Evangelicals, Catholics, Lutherans, Presbyterians, Methodists, Episcopalians, Charismatics, Catholics, Mormons and others. These groups have been divided by major doctrinal differences for many years. But now these differences are being dropped for the sake of unity. The very fact that both the Roman Catholic and Mormon churches have officially declared that they find no conflict between PK teaching and their own doctrines ought to tell you that something is seriously wrong. This seems to be an ecumenicalism of proportions never experienced since the Reformation.

http://onetruegod.wordpress.com/2008/07/09/the-modern-ecumenical-movement/

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