Stand Firm: Dr. Stephen Noll: Apostolic Discipline
Apostolic Discipline: A Reply to Philip Wainwright
By the Rev. Prof. Stephen Noll
(via email)

The Rev. Philip Wainwright has recently posted an article on “Biblical Reasons for Staying” in The Episcopal Church (here). As a fellow priest of the Diocese of Pittsburgh who has written on the issue of church discipline, particularly in our current Anglican crisis (see various essays at www.stephenswitness.com), I shall venture a brief reply.

First of all, let me appreciate the fact that Philip Wainwright is seeking God’s will from Scripture. That puts us on a common footing and, frankly, out of step with many of the leaders of the Episcopal Church today. Secondly, I am going to assume, although he does not say so directly, that Wainwright agrees with Lambeth Resolution 1.10 that “homosexual practice is contrary to Scripture” and that he agrees with Paul that those who persist in sexual immorality will not inherit the kingdom of God (1 Corinthians 6:9; Galatians 5:21; Ephesians 5:5).

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