HAVE MERCY LORD!!!
CHURCH OF ENGLAND TAKES ANTI-SCRIPTURAL DECISION ON SAME SEX MARRIAGES
Is this the beginning of the end of Church of England?
Lord Jesus, have mercy!!! 😥
“Following the debate, Rev John Dunnett, the national directior of the Church of England Evangelical Council (CEEC), said the organisation was “grieved and saddened” by the decision and described it as “a watershed moment…it appears that the Church of England no longer sees Scripture as our supreme authority”. “
Church of England General Synod vote on Living and Love and Faith proposals (on same-sex relationships and related issues)
Bishops: For 23 Against 10 Abstentions 4
Clergy: For 100 Against 93 Abstentions 1
Laity: For 104 Against 100 Abstentions 0
The Church of England’s governing body has voted to back special services to bless same-sex couples on a trial basis.
The CoE — central to the entire Anglican Communion of 85 million believers across 165 countries — does not allow same-sex marriage, standing by its teaching that marriage is between a man and a woman.
But the church has been wrestling with ways to make people in the LGBTQ community feel more welcome, and it apologized in January for the “hostile and homophobic response” some had faced.
On Wednesday evening, Nov. 15, the Church’s governing body narrowly voted in favour of blessing same sex couples.
Following years of debate, Wednesday’s vote agreed that the trial services should “be introduced soon” the Church of England said, without specifying a date.
Bishops still have to give final clearance to the prayers in the services, which are trials and not final, settled church policy.
Welby, also leader of the worldwide Anglican Communion, said he recognized that divisions remained.
“I abstained … because my pastoral responsibility extends to everyone in the Church of England and global Anglican Communion,” he said in a statement published on Thursday, Nov. 16.
A conservative group of Anglican church leaders in Uganda, Rwanda, Brazil and other countries declared in April that it no longer had confidence in Welby over his stance on same-sex unions.
The vote, which came after nine hours of debate among bishops, clergy and laity that make up the General Synod, agreed the trial standalone services would be based around texts known as “Prayers of Love and Faith”.
Those were a collection of prayers, readings and other resources for a same-sex couple “who love one another and who wish to give thanks for and mark that love in faith before God,” the church said.
Presently the Roman Catholic Church seems to be towing same direction.
For many years.orthodox churches have vehemently rejected the tag of ‘lukewarm churches’ especially in Africa. Going by the ongoing developments, this appears to be truer than ever before.
The Body of Christ at this time needs to stand firmer on the Scriptures than ever before.
All scripture is written by inspiration of God and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be perfect. Throughly furnished into ALL GOOD WORKS.
2 Timothy 3:16
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