nnatew24
Puritan Board Freshman
Count me as one who would love to see it happen, but who is realistic in that such an attempt would only hinder true unity.
To give an example: have you ever seen a church with separate Lord's Day services, one 'traditional' and one 'contemporary'? It certainly sounds like a compromise that would lead to peace, but it ends up splitting the church into little cliques. The 'traditional' folks drift towards respecting/loving/caring/spending time with other 'traditionals', and vise-versa.
With issues as important as these, it is critical to unity/love/no partiality that the entire church is in agreement.
To give an example: have you ever seen a church with separate Lord's Day services, one 'traditional' and one 'contemporary'? It certainly sounds like a compromise that would lead to peace, but it ends up splitting the church into little cliques. The 'traditional' folks drift towards respecting/loving/caring/spending time with other 'traditionals', and vise-versa.
With issues as important as these, it is critical to unity/love/no partiality that the entire church is in agreement.