Beware of evil imaginations. We can't always control what flits through our minds, but we can control, by the grace of God, what dwells there. The joint dialogue, which began in April, bypassed the study of doctrine and focused instead on social issues such as AIDS and violence against women and children. But maybe if we do mission together first, we will come to trust each other and develop an ecumenical spirituality, a way of living out our faith together beyond divisions. The Bible emphasizes the importance of sound doctrine.
Social work is one of the glues of the ecumenical movement.
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