Christian News, Updated Daily - Christian Today >In an attempt to keep some degree of unity within the worldwide Church the Archbishop of Canterbury last month called for a two-tiered system of membership. The “covenant system” proposes that Churches should be asked to sign a formal covenant, which would allow some to be fuller members of the Anglican Communion than others.
A dual system is proposed, whereby there would be full “constituent” members to the Communion that have conformed to the traditional Biblical views of the Church, but also another section of “associate” members which will incorporate rebel and more liberally-viewed Churches.
Huh? A two-tier system? Two churches? One who obeys the Word of God, and the other who, um, makes up their own rules and goes their own way based on current cultural conditions?
If I remember right, Paul said to turn these people out, and let Satan have them for a while. I don't remember anything about accomadation. Was it Jude, or John, who said to pray for them, and pull them from the fire. Not to build asbestos-lined churches where they can comfortably go to hell.
I commend the Nigerian Anglican church for speaking out against the Archbishop of Canterbury. He's trying to prevent a split in the church by accomodating sin, and they have called him out on it.
Also, I wanted to point out the language of this article. This new proposal would "allow some unity" within the church. He sees this is a "unity in the church" issue, instead of a sin issue. In his language, this appears to be a good proposal, instead of what it is. It is a way to allow people to sin, and remain in the Anglican church.
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