Our Statement on Intercommunion between Faith Communities
The Apostolic Free Celtic Church takes very seriously Jesus' prayer that all be one as he and God are one. We believe the pursuit of Unity is an important and noble endeavor and is the will of God. Sadly, we look around at the various branches of the faith communities and see so many broken spirits as all struggle for common belief, practice, theology or doctrine. With this in mind the AFCC holds to the following:
1. By its very nature, the signing of agreements of Communion harm rather than help further the process of Communion. Implicit in agreements is an exclusive attitude that if one group of people do not sign a particular statement they are not welcome to the house of worship or table of another faith community . The AFCC holds that all people who feel drawn to the table are to be welcomed regardless of their particular station in life, economic, social, physical, sexuality or gender. This too holds true for belief in particular doctrines or theologies. For it is God alone who sees and can judge the secrets of the heart of his creatures.
2. The AFCC holds that all people of faith who strive to witness to the life, ministry and teaching of the Divine, are in fact already in communion with one another, for the spiritual of sibling love among all of mankind thus recognizing God or the Divine in each other we are all a part of humanity.
3. The AFCC holds that there are a variety of expressions of spirituality and faith in terms of practice, custom, tradition, theological emphasis and doctrine. We therefore recognize that all these things are simply a way to express our interaction with God and God's interaction with us. The criteria is to be open to that movement; and Communion is the simple holding dear of one another struggles to live this out in life journey.
4. Therefore, the AFCC holds all communities and individuals of faith in Communion with us, who live out the All Inclusive Love of God, who follow the radical message of Divine, and who recognize the face of the divine in all they encounter, thereby upholding the dignity of every human being.
5. Thus it is not the custom of the AFCC to sign contracts or agreements with other faith groups, thereby being bound by word or law but rather we are committed in a communion of the Heart and Spirit, for we are all part of one universe.
The Apostolic Free Celtic Church takes very seriously Jesus' prayer that all be one as he and God are one. We believe the pursuit of Unity is an important and noble endeavor and is the will of God. Sadly, we look around at the various branches of the faith communities and see so many broken spirits as all struggle for common belief, practice, theology or doctrine. With this in mind the AFCC holds to the following:
1. By its very nature, the signing of agreements of Communion harm rather than help further the process of Communion. Implicit in agreements is an exclusive attitude that if one group of people do not sign a particular statement they are not welcome to the house of worship or table of another faith community . The AFCC holds that all people who feel drawn to the table are to be welcomed regardless of their particular station in life, economic, social, physical, sexuality or gender. This too holds true for belief in particular doctrines or theologies. For it is God alone who sees and can judge the secrets of the heart of his creatures.
2. The AFCC holds that all people of faith who strive to witness to the life, ministry and teaching of the Divine, are in fact already in communion with one another, for the spiritual of sibling love among all of mankind thus recognizing God or the Divine in each other we are all a part of humanity.
3. The AFCC holds that there are a variety of expressions of spirituality and faith in terms of practice, custom, tradition, theological emphasis and doctrine. We therefore recognize that all these things are simply a way to express our interaction with God and God's interaction with us. The criteria is to be open to that movement; and Communion is the simple holding dear of one another struggles to live this out in life journey.
4. Therefore, the AFCC holds all communities and individuals of faith in Communion with us, who live out the All Inclusive Love of God, who follow the radical message of Divine, and who recognize the face of the divine in all they encounter, thereby upholding the dignity of every human being.
5. Thus it is not the custom of the AFCC to sign contracts or agreements with other faith groups, thereby being bound by word or law but rather we are committed in a communion of the Heart and Spirit, for we are all part of one universe.