Our
Detractors
CWRC - A Christian
Witness To Roman Catholicism - is a highly visible
and public ministry. We do not believe we should shy
away from the battlefields. It is our intention to
press forward the Gospel with every good and righteous
means at our disposal. To this end, we offer a Public
Newsletter and have been engaged in Civic Discussion
and Civil Debate since the inception of this work.
However, all this exposure introduces us to those
who disagree. Some who dissent are more vitriolic
than others. We have had our share of nasty e-mails
and no end to caustic comments. Some one has even
constructed a Web Site devoted to the destruction
of CWRC with specific hopes of undermining the work
of this ministry.
Like other ministries
of this type, we run the risk of being mis-represented.
We also make some enemies who would like nothing better
than to have us disappear. It goes with the territory.
In the main, our
critics fall into two categories. The first, of course,
are those in Roman Catholicism. We are accustomed
to their attempts to discredit our desire to contrast
their religion with Christianity. The second, are
those Christians who have not studied the issues very
carefully and have fallen prey to ecumenism in one
degree or another. We have high hopes of educating
some of these genuine Christians who are not up to
speed on the perils of ecumenism and have not found
the time to conscientiously investigate the issues.
There are other detractors, on whose toes we have
stepped, by pointing out writings and sermons of their
favorite theologians which have endorsed Roman Catholicism.
These folks, few as they are, cannot seem to understand
that the Gospel is infinitely greater than any one
person.
There are many voices
of dissent and discord out there. Part of our unpopularity,
in the eyes of some, is our insistence on differentiation.
We think our stance for the Gospel must include a
comparison and contrast with those who say they are
Christian yet endorse a false gospel. We can find
nothing in the Scriptures which would encourage someone
to 'believe the truth' while defending the right of
others to endorse heresy. This is a different spirit.
It is hypocrisy. It has no place in Christianity.
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