Just recently the Anglican church ruling body met to discuss and vote on the clergy being able to bless same sex relationships, the vote was carried.This is so sad and will cause a great division world wide within the Anglican community. Following this vote a letter was published in a national newspaper by a former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Carey '',What has taken place will be out of step with the book that has influenced our Church more than anyone else; the Bible. There is no doubt in my mind that the General Synod has taken a step away from the foundational roots of the scriptures'. To the charge that we who oppose the vote by the Anglican Church Synod,that we do not represent the God of love.We reply in the words of John Stott that God's love is a holy love,and his love will not accept that which He declares is sinful.He will not compromise on that,nor should any Christian . In my last blog on this subject,I mention the Bishop who said to a young minister,'go look at the NT'.It is strange that he stipulated only the NT, it shows where he stands in relation to the whole of scripture.Let us see what the OT and NT,says about homosexuality ,in Leviticus 18 v 22,it is called an abomination. We can point to the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah,of course they committed other sins CP Lev18, but it is homosexuality that is highlighted there. Lets move to the NT,to Romans 1 v 26-27,were it is described as shameful lustful,unnatural,indecent,perversion.'.There are practicing homosexuals who called themselves Christians,they are not ,in 1 Corinthians 6 v 9 we are told clearly,'they will not inherit the kingdom of God'.
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