They say they have reasons for this treatise to:
Express beliefs
Clarify false doctrines and practices
Defend the faith
It is ok (in America) to express beliefs, just as I am doing on this blog spot. But to sign it anonymously they must fear the leadership of the churches which is wrong. Contrastly, the leaders should fear the lay brothers more. So, that is a false approach to start with. To clarify false doctrines and practices is ok, but little in the letter really speaks of true doctrine. And to defend the faith is again thinking that we are being persecuted as in communist countries. There are many churches to choose from in the USA. To try and hold believers in bondage and say they alone preach the one true religion is false at the start.
Now, eternal security is the real root of all this trouble. Once saved, always saved is false. but to worry that you go to hell for believing it is wrong also. There are many strong believing Christians in seminaries and Bible believing churches who believe that very doctrine and are saved now and in the future, too. It is some conservative AC members who can not extend the right hand of fellowship with these other believers that is causing the schism.
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