NOV 22

2 Corinthians 6:14-18
Memorise 2 Corinthians 6:14
“…what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness?”

Many prominent Christian leaders who once held fast to fundamentalism have fallen away and turned around to support neo-evangelism and ecumenism. Examples would be Billy Graham and Jack Van Impe who said, “Till I die I will proclaim nothing but love for all my brothers and sisters in Christ, my Catholic brothers and sisters, Protestant brothers and sisters… I don’t care what label you are.” They push for Christian unity at any cost, trivialising doctrine and truth, whilst claiming that Jesus prayed for such unity in John 17. They go so far as to reject Christ as the only way to Heaven (John 14:6) and claim that their “brethren” of other religions will be saved too because of their faith in their gods. They conveniently leave out that in John 17, Christ prayed that although the world hates His people as they are “not of the world”, He does not ask for them to be removed from the world but that the Father “sanctify them through [His] truth”.

In 2 Corinthians 6:14, Paul calls on the Corinthian believers to not be “unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?” Believers in Jesus Christ are poles apart from nonbelievers. They are two ends of the spectrum. They can never have true fellowship with one another.

Therefore, we must reject the ecumenical movement. If Christians think they can worship together with other religions, then every basic fundamental of their faith must be brushed under the carpet and ignored. We are Christians, followers of Christ and we believe that He is the only Way to salvation. Embracing other faiths is to reject this truth. Yes, we still have non-Christian friends and we hope to lead them to Christ but to fellowship with them on a deeper, spiritual level or to think that we can have any ecclesiastical relationship with them, would mean denying our very faith and in effect, denying Christ Himself.

Thought: What happens when a believer becomes unequally yoked with unbelievers?
Prayer: Lord, help me to seek true fellowship with Thy people. Help me never to compromise or deny my faith in Thee by being unequally yoked.