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Fire in our hearts - Jesus Army

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FIRE IN OUR HEARTS<br />

tory of the people who are called to love God, their neighb<strong>our</strong>s,<br />

and their enemies as a mark of their loyalty to Christ.<br />

May God forgive us all.<br />

Our God is a triune God, a unity <strong>in</strong> diversity, a God exist<strong>in</strong>g<br />

<strong>in</strong> varieties, jo<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g <strong>our</strong> different and various expressions of<br />

obedience, which we give to <strong>our</strong> triune God, and enabl<strong>in</strong>g us<br />

to respect each other’s contribution to the oneness Christ<br />

prayed for and won by his crucifixion.<br />

I have known Noel Stanton for over forty years. He has<br />

grown more like his master over this time. I hope I have too.<br />

He has tried hard to build and rebuild lost relationships over<br />

the more recent years, abandon<strong>in</strong>g the movement’s earlier<br />

isolation. The <strong>Jesus</strong> Fellowship, which salvages many damaged<br />

people from broken society, has matured. Mistakes have<br />

been admitted, forgiveness asked for: what a grand opportunity<br />

to embrace the radical discipleship contribution they have<br />

made to the church, and to be enriched by them.<br />

True Tr<strong>in</strong>itarian believers should not be marg<strong>in</strong>alised. Without<br />

fellowship, maturity is impossible. Reconciliation is at last<br />

on the agenda, not only <strong>in</strong> the context of this book and its<br />

history, but throughout the body of Christ. Truly this is a move<br />

of God’s Holy Spirit. Accept<strong>in</strong>g the oneness of the body is<br />

essential if the world is to be evangelised and Christ’s mission<br />

completed. For Christ’s sake let us be radical enough to<br />

love one another! May the <strong>Jesus</strong> Fellowship story be an <strong>in</strong>centive<br />

to this end-time obedience.<br />

Roger Forster<br />

Leader of lchthus Christian Fellowship,<br />

London, UK<br />

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