Resolution #1<\/p>\n
Subject: First Guiding Principle for Engagement<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Lordship of Christ and the Sufficiency of Scripture\u201d\u009d<\/p>\n
Offered by: The Standing Committee and Deans<\/p>\n
Whereas, The Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America, otherwise known as The Episcopal Church, is a constituent member of The Anglican Communion, upholding and propagating the historic Faith and Order as set forth in the Book of Common Prayer, and<\/p>\n
Whereas, recent pronouncements by the Presiding Bishop and resolutions of the General Convention have raised questions about the content and nature of the doctrine, discipline and worship of The Episcopal Church, and<\/p>\n
Whereas, it has never been the intent of The Episcopal Church to depart from the doctrine, discipline and worship of The Church of England as we have received them, now, therefore, be it<\/p>\n
Resolved that the Diocese of South Carolina reaffirms its commitment to live its corporate life under the authority of Holy Scripture (Articles of Religion, Art. VI and XX) and the unique Lordship of Jesus Christ (Art. XVIII) and commits to exercising all such actions as the Bishop and Standing Committee may believe edifying to the Body of Christ in bearing that witness and bringing to light such actions as contravene those essentials to \u201cupholding and propagating the historic Faith and Order\u201d\u009d (Constitution and Canons of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States: Preamble) as we have received them: and be it<\/p>\n
Further Resolved, that the following statement shall constitute our understanding of the
\ndoctrine, discipline and worship of The Episcopal Church and shall be read at all ordinations in The Diocese of South Carolina, and a copy of which shall be attached to the Oath of Conformity signed by the ordinand at such service of ordination:<\/p>\n\u201cIn the Diocese of South Carolina, we understand the substance of the \u201d\u017edoctrine, discipline and worship\u201d\u0178 of The Episcopal Church to mean that which is expressed in the Thirty-Nine Articles, the Creeds, the Chicago-Lambeth Quadrilateral and the theology of the historic prayer books.\u201d\u009d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n