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Fellowship of Confession Anglicans meeting
London, England
July 6 2009
Hebrews 2 tells us that there is a really great danger that we might abandon the true Christian faith… there is a real danger that we drift. And to drift we only have to do nothing…
Drifting is dangerous because … It's about eternal life and death…Because of this something had to be done and Gafcon and this FCA have been a part of our response… We have not set up an alternative church or communion. We have not set up an alternative leadership. We have not divided the church. That occurred when ECUSA ignored the voice of the Communion in 2003. We have simply and necessarily affirmed the central truths of the Christian faith as received. We have raised a standard…
We are standing where Christians have stood throughout the last 2000 years – on the historic, biblical Christian faith delivered to the saints and received once for all. It hasn't changed because it cannot change and remain the truth. It's not relative nor subjective nor a matter of interpretation. You cannot change the foundation of our eternal salvation just because you are following correct institutional procedures.
…It was necessary because many have drifted away, false teaching has been introduced and had we not acted the Anglican Communion could easily have been taken over by a false gospel…
The gospel plainly stated has always been resisted throughout history and in the same way the orthodox stance in recent times has been vigorously and even violently resisted; in North America openly and in the UK more subtly…
Ephesians 6 tells us that spiritual warfare is the underlying cause. We are not fighting flesh and blood but spiritual powers and principalities.
In addition, orthodoxy proclaims one unchanging truth at a time when that is unacceptable within western culture. Truth has become relative and to believe one truth which excludes others is to be intolerant, bigoted and dangerous.
There is also a non biblical belief that Anglicanism should include a diversity of beliefs even when they are contradictory and incompatible.
There is a false view of institutional loyalty which says, “Don't rock the boat.” causing a fear of marginalisation and rejection…
Unless there is a robust and clear voice in this part of the world as well as elsewhere, the very truth of Christianity will not only not be affirmed and proclaimed, it will be silenced in Anglicanism.
Hebrews 2 asks the rhetorical question, “How shall be escape if we neglect such a great salvation?” and the answer is that we shall not escape.
A God whom we do not meet in the unique revelation of the incarnation is not the Christian God.
A Jesus Christ who is not revealed in Scripture is not the true Christ.
True generosity does not say, “There are many truths, you must choose your own.”
True generosity says, “Jesus is the way. He is the only way. There is no other way. There is no other name given among men by which we must be saved.”
So we must stand together and support each other both locally and worldwide.
We must stand for truth in truth love for one anther which Jesus promised as he sign of our discipleship.
And we much stand, one with Him and one another that the world might believe.
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