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2010 MUSA Guests - Middle East
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2010 MUSA
Sunday, 05 February 2012
MUSA Quotes
| Elena Bondarenko, from the Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Russia and Other States (ELCROS) served Noble Road Presbyterian Church in Cleveland Heights, Ohio She wrote: “Working 6 weeks together we came to understand that though we are either Luther's or Calvin's folks, we do belong to one and the same church - one, holy, catholic church, being one body, having one baptism and the same spirit, belonging to Lord Jesus Christ only and to nobody else. Nobody has his own pew in the church, nobody can dictate rules and have the ultimate authority. However, we also came to understand that being one big Christian family we also have a long family history and family traditions, which we have to respect. Our creeds, our hymns, our liturgy are elements of this history. We were always glad, when we found out that we shared so much in common! We learned from each other a lot. And finally we understood that the main thing that unites our denominations is Christian freedom, which we have to defend and cherish, especially in our hard times, when religious fundamentalists get stronger and there are so many wars on the planet. We have to rejoice in this freedom and in our fraternity, for it is a source of true joy, against which there is no law.” |