Federation of the Evangelical Christian Churches
Something to know
before a church could adhere to FECE
To
join it is necessary that the church agrees with no
reservation:
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with the Vision as it is expressed in the
site of the FECE
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and with the statutes of the FECE
Quelques pasteurs de France et Suisse - Convention
au Mans en mai 2010
Some extra details:
Respect for every call
The main characteristics of our federation is
the respect for the vision that the Lord has given to each of his or her
servants.
Of course, the vision as it is expressed in the
site is the common background for each member, that's why we are
inviting you to read it carefully. But we understand at the same time
that the Lord wants to put His finger on distinctive features in each
church and ministery (of course these features cannot go against his
Word) and for us we cannot do a copy-and-paste from a church to another
one. Each work is independent as for the form of its worship,
financially and legally independent, but every one is united inside FECE
for a more efficient action and a clear representativeness outside...
The main characteristics that are specific to our
federation are:
that we don't believe that the existence of the
names of the churches are the true reflect of God's will, because we
believe that when the Lord calls somebody to ministry, He gives him or
her a specific vision to his or her call. He takes notice of our
personnality, He takes notice of the local neeeds. So doing copy-and-pastes
from each local church in order they all look alike appears as it
doesn't make any sense to us and something that prevents the Holy Spirit
from expressing Himself entirely. Therefore each church keeps its
autonomy (except for the main issues of doctrine summed up in this
vision).
Besides:
We are against the liberal trend.
We are totally against the liberal trend
which denies God's authority and doubts the authority of His Word,
the Bible.
We are
against the ecumenical trend.
Fot the same reason, we are against
ecumenicalism which in least case reduces the Word of God as it
levels down rather than making (it) higher, but in the worst case
(as it is at the present time) leads to apostasy in mixing
unacceptable teachings for they are opposed to the Word. For example
when some of them asserts that they are several ways to salvation
outside Jesus. We refuse, according to God's Word, to sit down to
discuss these points with such people. Of course, we respect every
people as people and we are praying that the Lord could light their
ways.
We are opposed to the pseudo-gospel so called
'gospel of wealth'
We believe that God blesses His faithful
people. His blessing is definite but doesn't imply in any case the
idea of prosperity as it is taught in some churches. The so-called
gospel of wealth is a deceit which is often linked with personal
financial interests. We are denouncing this as a drifting and the
churches who preach this doctrine have no place in FECE.
However, we put emphasis on sanctification
We believe that Jesus-Christ is coming back
soon and we believe that it is high time to teach and to work to
sanctification in the churches and in each of our lives.
We have chosen to work together to proclaim the
truth of the gospel, but also to thwart driftings which are sweeping
over churches.
On our site http://fede-eglises.com,
you 'll be able to find our aired vision and a lot of information which
denounce these driftings and warn the people of God.
What you can expect from us
1/ A federation of churches and servants of
God which are very united, and motivated to serve the Lord, which
are motivated also to pray in for one another in the same vision.
2/ the credibility that gives an
international group which are known and present at the moment in 26
countries, representated by more than 740 regular ministries.
3/ The visibility of your church and of
your ministry, on a site that is updated daily and which registers
about 400 visits every day (if we refer to Dec, 2010).
What we expect from you
1/ Your involvement in stressing the vision
of FECE and in your country and outside if your 've got connections
in other countries.
2/ Your interest in causing other reliable
churches and pastors to enter FECE only if they share the same
vision.
3/ Your involvement to join forces with us
against various driftings through a sanctified teaching and life,
hence a witness to the glory of God.
In conclusion:
If you wish to cause your church to adhere,
provided that you could accept with no reservation what has preceded in
this letter, please send an e-mail to
siege@fede-eglises.comans you'll receive an
application form to adhere to FECE, which will enable us to consider if
your request is entitled to proceed.
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