ARE ALL DOCTRINES, DENOMINATIONS, & POPULAR PERSONALITIES RIGHT?

[Pastor Z. M. D. McGregor]

We are living in very ecumenical times right now as it relates to Christian ministry. I am interested in receiving feedback on the issue of positional doctrine. Since being ecumenical calls for persons and churches, of different denominations to fellowship, (and fellowship amongst believers is good), I'm curious to know, if and when, are ecumenical relationships bad and/or unhealthy?

In Romans 12:16, we are admonished to be of the same mind, in
1 Cor. 1:10, we are admonished to have no divisions among us, in
Eph. 4:14, there are doctrines that are the results of tricky of deceitful men, and in 2 Tim. 3:16, all scripture is inspired by God, yet we are sharply divided in many areas of doctrine:

Carlton Pearson has a very divergent doctrine, Benny Hinn has a unique doctrine, the Full Gospel Fellowship (Paul Morton) has a doctrine, PAW has a doctrine, Dr. James Cone has a doctrine, Southern Baptist have a doctrine, COGIC has a doctrine, Methodist (AME, CME) have a doctrine, Creflo Dollar & Kenneth Copeland share a doctrine, T. D. Jakes has a doctrine, Dr. Tony Evans has a doctrine, Joel Osteen has a doctrine, Bishop College had a doctrine (the doctrine of Harry S. Wright, Manuel L. Scott, Sr., C.A.W. Clark, Sr., E.V. Hill, E.K. Bailey, etc.)

Can any two churches of divergent believes about Jesus, the Holy Spirit, salvation, eternal security, and the Holy Bible truly worship together and is it healthy?

In a purely doctrinal conversation, what do Dr. Harry S. Wright and Bishop Paul S. Morton have in common, if the following is true: the hold divergent views on about salvation, function and purpose of the church, the Holy Spirit, and the superiority and authority of the Holy Scripture?

What do Dr. Tony Evans, Dr. Ralph D. West, and Dr. Joel C. Gregory (Group A) have in common with Bishop T. D. Jakes, Creflo Dollar, and Benny Hinn (Group B) if the following is truth: these two representative groups hold divergent views about the Trinity (the Triune God).

Amos 3:3 (KJV) Can two walk together, except they be agreed?

All feed back is welcomed.

P.S. - Poll Question:

Would it be healthy for my congregation to hear Ralph D. West, Joel Osteen, Carlton Pearson, Paul Morton, Jeremiah Wright, T. D. Jakes, and William Shaw all in the course of one week?

(Please respond to this question with a simple yes or no, thank you)

[lorenzo neal]

Im glad you created this post. Many of the personalities you listed are great people of faith and some are misled on some basic Christian tenets of faith. All basic christian sects (with the exception of mormons, jehovah witness, and christian science) share the same dogma and doctrine concerning Jesus, his birth, ministry, miracles, death, ressurrection and eventual return. Where we find conflict is in other details such as sacraments (baptism,communion, marriage, etc), charismata (spiritual giftings and manifestations) and polity (administration, liturgy, liberal or conservative ministries). All the people you mentioned have had some wonderful contributions to the Christian heritage of our nation in some way or another, but believe me, they are all far from being right. Ecumenism means that we agree to disagree. It works only if concessions on the minor do not override the major.

Theology is everchanging as new research and information by scholars is released and archeology unearths once unknown elements of our religious world. Word of Faith, Baptist, Reformed, Arminianism, Pentecostal/Charismatic, and anything else must come under the scrutiny of sound doctrine espoused by a majority and not sole revelation.

The argument that one is right and another wrong has been plaguing Judeo-Christian beliefs for thousands of years. You read it first in Genesis with Cain and Abel, Abram and Lot, Moses and his dissidents. In the New Testament, theres the division of Paul and Barnabus, Paul and Peter, James and other apostles, and many others. Internal conflict however has not and in some cases does not interfere with the overall mission of the church to preach the gospel.

As a pastor and an amatuer scholar and thinker, I would admonish my members to listen and to study and not regurgitate what a particular personality (even the trained/educated/spirit-filled ones miss it sometimes) says or does. The American church has become so personality driven that we have neglected that one may sow, another may water, but God gives the increase. And with so many preachers seeking fame over salvation, we must advise that it is the Holy Spirit who gives us an unction that we need for no man to instruct us.