Post-Gafcon Contention – Reply to Fulcrum on GAFCON 2018

Jul 9, 2018 by

by Stephen Noll, Anglican Ink:

Concerning the GAFCON 2018 Conference in Jerusalem, and its Letter to the Churches, we outline eight encouragements, five questions and five observations.

Eight Encouragements

  1. GAFCON remains in the Anglican Communion.
  2. There was manifest: a wide international composition of attendees; heartening biblical expositions; joyful fellowship; culturally diverse worship; and a delightful sense of pilgrimage in the Holy Land.
  3. The tone of the ‘Letter to the Churches’ is serious and measured.
  4. The traditional doctrine of ‘marriage’ is set out clearly and in a wide context.
  5. There is a stress on prayerful, bold, mission.
  6. There is an emphasis on the uniqueness of Christ.
  7. There is a critique of the ‘prosperity gospel’ and of ‘theological revisioning’.
  8. There is mention of the need for discipline in the Church.

Reply: I appreciate this list and think it does express the position of the Gafcon movement. Why not explain further the significance of these “encouragements” and contrast them with the lack thereof in the official Communion gatherings, not to mention those of TEC, Canada, Scotland, Brazil and NZ? For instance, do you agree that the “traditional doctrine of marriage” is the only true doctrine according to Scripture? Do you agree that the uniqueness of Christ is essential to the Gospel and is under attack from within and without the Church? Do you approve the need for church discipline, and if Gafcon’s way of providing discipline is mistaken, what alternative do you suggest?

Five Questions:

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