About 280 people gathered at the eighth and largest annual Mere Anglicanism conference Jan. 24-26 in Charleston, South Carolina. Two scholarly bishops ”” the Rt. Rev. Paul Barnett, retired Bishop of North Sydney, Australia, and the Rt. Rev. Michael Nazir-Ali, retired Bishop of Rochester, England ”” addressed the gathering’s theme of “Behold the Man!: The Person and Work of Jesus Christ.”
“I could not reject the historical reliability of the New Testament, even if I wanted to,” said Bishop Barnett, author of Is the New Testament Reliable? (IVP Academic) and several other books.
In his eucharistic sermon, Bishop Barnett challenged the congregation: “Let us learn from Judas, who loved money more than God; from Peter, who loved man’s approval and praise more than God’s; and from Caiaphas and Annas, who loved power more than justice. The sins of them live on in us; the same foibles beset us.”
+Nazir-Ali:
[blockquote] “In the last 150 years in the caste system of India, many Dalits or untouchables have become Christians and some of the higher castes now come to them for education and health.” [/blockquote]
Praise the Lord for that.