Trustworthy, orthodox Anglicans in England had been as soon as once more inspired by the braveness and readability of the leaders of the Gafcon motion. In a Reformation Day assertion, the Gafcon Council of Primates reprimanded Justin Welby for his feedback about Alastair Campbell and known as for private repentance.
“Though he could declare to not have modified the doctrine of marriage, the Archbishop of Canterbury has demonstrably modified the doctrine of sin by selling the sanctification of sin by means of divine blessing,” they mentioned in an announcement.
Continuation: “We’re led by Jesus' solemn phrases of warning to the church in Thyatira as a result of they “tolerate the instructing of Jezebel” which condones sexual immorality. Jezebel and all who comply with her face solely judgment until they repent (Revelation 2:21-22). Any tolerance, not to mention approval, of immorality is topic to God's judgment.
“For that reason, in response to his public feedback, we solemnly repeat our name to Archbishop Justin Welby to personally and publicly repent of this denial of his vow of ordination and consecration, the place he promised to “educate the doctrine of Christ because the Church of England obtained it. “
There are not any threats. The vast majority of the Anglican Communion represented by Gafcon and the GSFA (World South Fellowship of Anglicans) have lengthy since rejected the authority of the Archbishop of Canterbury and different “devices of the communion” and proceed to do mission work, evangelism and church planting.
As a substitute, there are pledges to proceed to “champion” the ever-growing Anglican community in Europe as “an authentically Anglican Gafcon structural measure for individuals who can not in conscience stay inside historic, revisionist buildings” and “supporting the Alliance because it seeks to face agency on the defensive biblical marriage throughout the Church of England.”
The primates opened their assertion with phrases from the letter of Judas – a letter that goes on to talk of scoffers who trigger division and calls on believers to construct themselves up in holy religion whereas displaying mercy to those that doubt, saving others by catching them. out of the fireplace and present mercy to some with concern.
The assertion ended with a brand new declaration to all these in England who’re “preventing for the religion which was as soon as for all delivered to all of the saints” that “you aren’t alone”.
This assertion is unlikely to vary the thoughts of the Archbishop of Canterbury, but when he repents and returns to believing and instructing the doctrine of Christ as accepted by the Church of England, he too will discover that he’s not alone.
