I write to you with a heavy heart as we are hearing of the continued Crisis of Leadership and Faith coming out of the Church of England. Once again, our Western Anglican Provinces continue to \u2018go their own way\u2019 on matters of faith and practice without consultation or concern for the majority of Anglicans around the Global Communion. Their actions not only deny holy practice, but reject the authority of Scripture, the teaching of the historic church, and the consensus of the Body of Christ from every tribe, tongue, people and nation alive today.<\/p>\n
The release of the recent statement \u201cBishops propose prayers of thanksgiving, dedication and for God\u2019s blessing of same-sex couples\u201d…is a clear rejection of Lambeth 1998, I:10, and cannot help but ask the question: \u201cWhat is next?\u201d We continue to find ourselves disillusioned with the incredible audacity of major unilateral decisions (e.g. changing the nature of what it means to be \u2018male and female\u2019 in his image (Genesis 1:27) that run counter to \u2018the faith once delivered\u2019 (Jude 3).<\/p>\n
What makes this current (and continued) Crisis of Leadership and Faith in the Church of England especially troubling is the clear and willful decision by the bishops to blatantly ignore the global Anglican consensus (as well as many more other Christian traditions) and \u2018bless\u2019 in the Name of Christ and the Church what God clearly calls sin. God does not bless sin regardless of the stamp of endorsement by church leaders, clergy, and bishops.<\/p>\n
Read it all<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cTheir actions not only deny holy practice, but reject the authority of Scripture, the teaching of the historic church, and the consensus of the Body of Christ from every tribe, tongue, people and nation alive today.\u201dhttps:\/\/t.co\/TYaboH6Ocg<\/a><\/p>\n — Clayton Hutchins (@claytonhutchins) January 19, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \n