GAFCON Primate says no partnership with false teachers in the Anglican Communion
by David Virtue, VOL:
The chairman of GAFCON, the Most Rev. Foley Beach railed against “false teachers” and those who “practice immorality” and partner with them, in his February newsletter to GAFCON followers.
The ACNA archbishop said Christian discipleship and leadership calls us to make disciples of all nations and requires us to protect the flock from false teachers. “Encountering false teachers is nothing new in the history of the Church. The New Testament is filled with exhortations regarding false teachers.”
As the youngest born person ever to hold the two positions, the American born evangelical leader said GAFCON could not become partners with them, a reference to the Lambeth Conference, The Episcopal Church and the Anglican Church of Canada. Archbishop Justin Welby has not invited Archbishop Beach to the Lambeth Conference.
“This is the real challenge for many of our brothers and sisters in the Anglican Communion who have had years of partnership and fellowship and communion with provinces who now are filled with false teachers and with those who are practicing immorality. While the Anglican Establishment argues that this does not matter — that we can agree to disagree on issues of salvation — the Scriptures are clear that we are dishonouring the Body of Christ and the Lord himself when we ignore false teachers and pretend everything is just fine. See 1 Corinthians 5:11-13 and 2 John 1:10-11.”
Recognizing the difference between true and false teachers and true and false “togetherness” calls for discernment.
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