Christian Unity (the book) - The Maranatha Community

I believe in the Holy Catholic Church and sincerely regret that it does not atpresent exist.’Pere M J Guillou – 20 th Century:‘It is no small thing to share a common love of Christ, the saviour ofmankind, and a common acceptance of his gospel as the only savingtruth.’John M Frame – 21 st Century:‘Though I love the Reformed faith – I don’t think it (or any other section ofthe church) can claim to represent the correct view in everything – heavenmight give some surprises.’Gerard W Hughes – 20 th Century (when conducting retreats):‘After a time I found that I was usually unaware of a person’sdenomination and saw clearly that the real division among Christians doesnot lie in the denomination to which they may belong, but in the way inwhich they relate to God and the world. There are often much biggerdivisions between people of the same denomination than betweenindividuals of different denominations.Denominational differences – are rarely theological, but more usuallyresults from cultural conditioning.’Alec R Vidler – 20 th Century:‘Reuniting the existing churches seems laudable but is unrealistic as theyare no longer potentially powerful institutions in modern society – It ismore likely they will have to die, in order that by the grace of God and inHis good time they may be born again.The moment has not yet arrived when we can do the decisive thing; wehave to prepare ourselves and to prepare society for the fresh revelationof the arm of the Lord, and to apprehend His judgement in order that wemay be ready to receive His mercy.Page 81