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2.5 ACOP & ECP Merger
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It is good together to have fellowship with the family of God.
We are not going to heaven through, what church you belong but only through Jesus. John 14:6," i am the way, the truth and the life, no one comes to the father except through me.
It is good and pleasant it id to gather together as brethren.
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I think the way they did it, having 8 core fundamental beliefs that had to be agrees upon, was a very wise decision. Fellowship, unity etc is important, and iron sharpens iron. We need one another, even if there are some things we have to agree to disagree about. The core 8 fundamentals I believe cover the essentials and I think it was the right way to go.
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I think it was a mature and important change for Small to accept a merge and form more of a fellowship. The Bible is so clear the God intends for followers to be involved in each others faith and that community and accountability is so important.
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The merger created a stronger fellowship for both organizations that is still going strong 70 years later. Being able to love and fellowship with others who have doctrinal differences is important because Jesus called us to love as He did. He calls us to be in unity with one another and when we are it is when God is at work most effectively through us. We are unified through our faith in Jesus Christ and have salvation in and through Him alone.
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