Word: christian
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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However, there are two reasons why the current diversity of Christian groups on campus is poorly structured: First and foremost is that Christians are called by God to be unified. Second, if any group desires to inspire and persuade others to join its position, it is impractical and ineffective from any viewpoint to have such division among people with identical foundational beliefs...
With respect to Christian unity, when I first arrived on campus, I visited a half-dozen of the many Christian groups. I asked each group's leader why it had formed a new institution, as opposed to being part of a larger community of fellow believers. All of the leaders said they shared the same fundamental beliefs of the Christian faith: First, that all people have sinned and are therefore separated from the perfection of God. Second, that we cannot ourselves make atonement for our faults. Third, Jesus Christ lived on this earth as both man and God and sacrificed...
...Christian groups I visited said that they shared these four fundamental beliefs along with the other groups. I asked each of them why they were not associated, or even really in contact, with the other Christian groups despite the clear Biblical directive to be unified within the body of believers. None could give me an adequate answer...
Birds of a feather fly together, unless, apparently, they are Christians. As for myself, I have chosen the group that I believe is doing the most to draw together Christians of different backgrounds and experiences. But there is so much more work to be done to achieve unity. I challenge the leaders of all the Christian groups at Harvard, and offer my own services in this endeavor, to create an infrastructure among the groups...
...existing groups should not all be dissolved; there is legitimate justification for most of the groups' outreach to their specific communities. Rather, they need to create a network to enable Christians to have their specific needs addressed, while still in the larger context of the citywide, nationwide and worldwide Christian community...