"It is past time for Seventh-day Adventists to publicly disavow the ecumenical movement, which has caused many of our leaders to embrace gross errors such as transcendental meditation, Eastern pantheistic philosophies, Sunday worship, and an alignment with Rome.
Seventh-day Adventist Pastor Emilio Gandur from the district of Rosario de la Frontera, in the province of Salta, Argentina, joined Roman Catholics, members from the church of Scientology, Latter Day Saints, Baha’is, Sikhs, the Focolare Movement, and political leaders for a Sunday transcendental ecumenical worship service on November 17, 2024.
The official page of the Government of Salta, Argentina, reported that the dead Guru Nanak was celebrated because he venerated all religions and called on people to respect all deities.
Here we see an Adventist pastor participating in a religious ceremony on Sunday that teaches that everything is part of one essence, including God, and that through meditation, everyone has the potential to become a god by connecting to the oneness of the divine whole (universe). This is pure spiritualism and pantheism.
Radio San Martin, 98.7 FM, published that this same event took place on Sunday in a Sikh temple and that a “transcendental meeting” took place for the first time with various religions, including Seventh-day Adventists:
• “The 1st Interreligious Prayer Meeting under the motto ‘For the End of Wars and Peace in the World’—This Sunday at the Sikh Temple a transcendental meeting was held for the first time, where representatives of different religions joined in prayer for peace.”
• “Religious Leaders: the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Susana Segovia; minister and public relations of Scientology; Pastor Emilio Gandur, Seventh-Day Adventist Church; Priest Eduardo Carrera, Roman Catholic Apostolic Church, Lord and Virgin of the Miracle Church.”
• “Guru Nanak, venerated all religions, promoting respect for saints of all times and places. He preached love, faith, and noble actions. He was a prophet of peace, goodwill, and harmony.”
Ganoune Diop and his followers have set a dangerous precedent, signaling that such compromises are acceptable, even virtuous, when they are, in fact, leading the church away from its divine mission. It is time to recognize that these leaders have been wrong—not only in their own actions but also in influencing others to follow a path that leads to perdition.
These ecumenical agents who are found all throughout the ranks of the church are diluting the everlasting gospel, replacing it with Rome’s ecumenical gospel.
Our only hope is to recognize this danger, reject the lure of false unity, and run from it with urgency.
Ecumenism is a deadly cancer within the church, and those who promote it must be cut out to preserve the purity and truth of the gospel."
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