"Common Grace Considered": The Teaching of "The Well-meant Offer" of Salvation (42)
Martyred for the Gospel
The burning of Tharchbishop of Cant. D. Tho. Cranmer in the town dich at Oxford, with his hand first thrust into the fyre, wherwith he subscribed before. [Click on the picture to see Cranmer's last words.]
Daily Bible Verse
Collect of the Day
LORD God, who seest that we put not our trust in any thing that we do; Mercifully grant that by thy power we may be defended against all adversity; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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Wednesday, September 01, 2010
Stand Firm | [Bumped For Obvious Reasons] Anglicanism Upside Down Down Under? Understanding Lay Administration
Stand Firm | [Bumped For Obvious Reasons] Anglicanism Upside Down Down Under? Understanding Lay Administration
Looks like Anglo-Catholics are happy as long as the tide is running their way. And Sydney is happy to get along with everyone as long as everyone lets Sydney do their own thing. Of course, Sydney has knifed the Heritage Anglicans in America in the back. Unfortunately sacrificing the Americans has not appeased the almighty and majestic Anglo-Catholics who think they are literally the vicars of Christ on earth.
It's probably unchristian of me to say so, but Mark Thompson, "I told you so!" Although I see nothing wrong with lay presidency over the sacraments from a biblical perspective, it does go against even Evangelical and Reformed tradition to authorize lay persons to do this. Even the 18th and 19th century Methodists had circuit riders for this very reason.
No Wonder the Ugley Vicar is Mixed Up: He's Anglo-Catholic, Sydney Anglican and Evangelical All in One--Is that Possible??
The above is from John Richardson, owner of The Ugley Vicar blog.Harmony with Belial? Can Conservative Evangelicals and Traditional Anglo-Catholics really work together?
Personal background
Can a Conservative Evangelical, then, feel any sympathy for or make any conciliatory gestures towards Anglo-Catholicism? At this point, a bit of personal background is relevant.
My own upbringing was orthodox Anglo-Catholic. And although my home church of St Luke’s Charlton has since shifted in a decidedly Liberal direction, I was brought up by people who, when they said the Creeds, believed what they were saying, without reserve or compromise.
My conversion to Christianity took place at the beginning of my final year at University, through the influence of the Christian Union, but I never felt the need to reject my early upbringing, which taught me much of what I needed to know.
Subsequently, my Christian path led through the Charismatic movement in the seventies and eighties and finally settled as Conservative Evangelical in the mid eighties.
And the seal was put on all this when I was able to spend a year at Moore Theological College in 1993, studying for a post-graduate diploma in theology. This not only gave me a much deeper (and, incidentally, broader) theological education but gave me first hand experience of Sydney Anglicanism.
YouTube - Alice Cooper on being a Christian
YouTube - Alice Cooper on being a Christian
While Alice Cooper's background seems to be Arminian, it does seem that he has a credible testimony to conversion. As I have said many times before, we ought not to follow celebrities. Christians can and do fail. We should follow Christ who lived a sinless life for us and died for our sins on the cross. The good thing about this is Alice says, "I'm not going to become a car salesman." I think Alice Cooper is probably one of the most solid celebrity Christians I have heard. This is a must hear testimony.
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