Petition Text: 20048-DI-68-D

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Amend the first paragraph of ¶ 68, "Ecumenical Commitment":

Christian unity is founded on the theological understanding that through faith in Jesus Christ we are made members- in- common of the one Body of Christ. God's action, rather than our own, is always primary. It is God who creates the reality of Christian unity through the gracious actions signified and effected in the sacrament of baptism. Therefore, Christian unity is not an option; it is a gift to be received by faith in Jesus Christ and expressed in concrete actions of love toward God and neighbor

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Petition Text: 20048-DI-68-D
1996 United Methodist General Conference