Archbishop Kolini calls for new Anglican Council
GSE4 Day 2 Report21 April 2010
Day 2 of the 4th Anglican Global South-to-South Encounter was a time for all present to listen, meditate and share on the richness of the covenantal idea. As Archbishop John Chew reminded us, to allow the covenant effected by Jesus to “challenge and engage us… to reflect it in our lives.”
The day started off with the Holy Communion, led be participants from Asia, with the Archbishop of Melanesia, David Vanugi serving as the celebrant. Then the morning Bible Study followed, led by the Bishop Rennis Ponniah, the Assistant Bishop of Singapore. Sharing from Isaiah 6: 1-13, he exhorted us to be like the contrite prophet who was “undone by the stunning holiness of God, amazed by the sheer grace of God, and captivated by the salvation purpose of God.” It was a call to repentance and humility, that God cannot use us as His servants unless we are totally broken before Him.
In the Encounter’s second Thematic Address, Abp John Chew shared on being a “Covenant for All Peoples.” He took us back on a biblical and theological journey examining the covenant relationship between Israel and God. Focused on Jesus, we are able to recover the lost vocation that Israel could not live up to and be a Covenant for all peoples. He challenge all present to build our Covenantal relationships on a deeper biblical and historical basis. the rest
Day 2 of the 4th Anglican Global South-to-South Encounter was a time for all present to listen, meditate and share on the richness of the covenantal idea. As Archbishop John Chew reminded us, to allow the covenant effected by Jesus to “challenge and engage us… to reflect it in our lives.”
The day started off with the Holy Communion, led be participants from Asia, with the Archbishop of Melanesia, David Vanugi serving as the celebrant. Then the morning Bible Study followed, led by the Bishop Rennis Ponniah, the Assistant Bishop of Singapore. Sharing from Isaiah 6: 1-13, he exhorted us to be like the contrite prophet who was “undone by the stunning holiness of God, amazed by the sheer grace of God, and captivated by the salvation purpose of God.” It was a call to repentance and humility, that God cannot use us as His servants unless we are totally broken before Him.
In the Encounter’s second Thematic Address, Abp John Chew shared on being a “Covenant for All Peoples.” He took us back on a biblical and theological journey examining the covenant relationship between Israel and God. Focused on Jesus, we are able to recover the lost vocation that Israel could not live up to and be a Covenant for all peoples. He challenge all present to build our Covenantal relationships on a deeper biblical and historical basis. the rest
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