Bible verses about "ecumenism" | MSTC

³⁸ And the covenant that I have made with you, see ye forget not, and that you fear none other gods: ³⁹ but the LORD your God ye shall fear, and he shall deliver you out of the hands of all your enemies." ⁴⁰ Howbeit, they heard not, but did after the old manner. ⁴¹ And even so did these nations fear the LORD and serve their images thereto: and so did their children, and their children's children too. Even as did their fathers, so do they unto this day.

⁴ Though the LORD hath sent his servants, all the prophets, unto you in season: Yet would ye not obey. Ye would not incline your ears to hear. ⁵ He said, 'Turn again every man from his evil way, and from your wicked imaginations, and so shall ye dwell forever in the land that the LORD promised you and your forefathers: ⁶ And go not after strange gods, serve them not, worship them not, and anger me not with the works of your hands. Then will not I punish you.' ⁷ 'Nevertheless, ye would not hear me,' sayeth the LORD, 'but have defiled me with the works of your hands, to your own great harm.'

²⁴ No man can serve two masters: For either he shall hate the one, and love the other; or else he shall lean to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

¹⁸ And Jesus came, and spake unto them, saying, "All power is given unto me in heaven, and in earth. ¹⁹ Go therefore and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the father and the son and the holy ghost; ²⁰ teaching them to observe all things, whatsoever I commanded you. And lo, I am with you always even until the end of the world."

⁶ Jesus said unto him, "I am the way, the truth and the life. And no man cometh unto the father, but by me.

⁶ We require you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh inordinately, and not after the institution which ye received of us.

² And he cried mightily with a strong voice saying, "Great Babylon is fallen is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of all foul spirits, and a cage of all unclean and hateful birds,

⁴ Ye adulterers, and women that break matrimony: know ye not how that the friendship of the world is enmity to Godward? Whosoever will be friend of the world, is made the enemy of God.

²¹ And Elijah came unto all the people and said, "Why halt ye between two opinions? If the LORD be very God, follow him: or if Baal be he, follow him." And the people answered him not one word.

¹¹ and have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness: but rather rebuke them.

⁸ Beware lest any man come and spoil you through philosophy and deceitful vanity, through the traditions of men, and ordinances after the world, and not after Christ.

⁹ As I said before, so say I now again, if any man preach any other thing unto you, than that ye have received, hold him accursed. ¹⁰ Preach I man's doctrine or God's? Other go I about to please men? If I studied to please men, I were not the servant of Christ. ¹¹ I certify you brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me, was not after the manner of men,

¹⁴ Set yourselves therefore at large, and bear not a stranger's yoke with the unbelievers. For what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? What company hath light with darkness? ¹⁵ What concord hath Christ with Belial? Either, what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? ¹⁶ How agreeth the temple of God with images? And ye are the temple of the living God, as said God, "I will dwell among them, and walk among them, and will be their God: and they shall be my people." ¹⁷ Wherefore, "Come out from among them, and separate yourselves," saith the Lord, "and touch none unclean thing: so will I receive you, ¹⁸ and will be a father unto you, and ye shall be unto me sons and daughters," saith the Lord almighty.

²² Who is a liar, but he that denieth that Jesus is Christ? The same is the antichrist that denieth the father and the son.

⁸ and all that dwell upon the earth worshipped him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the lamb, which was killed from the beginning of the world.

¹⁹ Go therefore and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the father and the son and the holy ghost; ²⁰ teaching them to observe all things, whatsoever I commanded you. And lo, I am with you always even until the end of the world."

²² in whom ye also are built together, and made a habitation for God in the spirit.

²³ "He that is not with me is against me. And he that gathereth not with me scattereth.

²⁰ I pray not for them alone: but for them also which shall believe on me through their preaching, ²¹ that they all may be one, as thou father art in me, and I in thee; that they may be also one in us, that the world may believe that thou hast sent me. ²² And that glory that thou gavest me, I have given them, that they may be one, as we are one. ²³ I am in them, and thou art in me: that they may be made perfect in one, and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.

²⁸ Now is there no Jew, neither gentile, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither man nor woman: but ye are all one thing in Christ Jesus.