A group of mainly Arab evangelicals in Israel held their first convention and established the Evangelical Church Council in Israel on April 16. The co

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[Sydney Morning Herald] May 17, 2005--After decades of bickering, an international ecumenical body devoted to bridging the gulf between the Anglican and Catholic churches has reached a historic agreement about the role of Mary, Mother of Jesus: she is the Lord's handmaiden and sinless, but not the source of eternal salvation.

Where in the Bible does it say that Mary is sinless? The Bible tells us that except for Jesus all have sinned. Nowehere in the Bible does Jesus instruct his disciples to pray to his mother. When a woman cried that his mother was blessed for having born and nurtured him, his response was that those who are blessed are those who hear God's word and obey it. The Bible tells us that God has forbidden the living to seek to communicate with the dead. Praying to Mary is to do just that. This agreement may be acceptable to Anglo-Catholics but it is appalling to Anglican evangelicals who take seriously the Word of God.