Has the curtain fallen on the Church of England? by Bp. Julian Dobbs
February 20, 2023
Excerpt:
"....The bishops of the Church of England who voted to support church blessings of same sex civil marriages in the prayers of ‘Love and Faith’ are asking our Lord to bless sin – something God will never do. Furthermore, in supporting the use of these prayers, the bishops are cloaking sexual actions which the bible says will result in eternal separation from God and presenting them as holy, precious and worthy of the name of Christ. Such actions can never be justified.
When bishops act in this way, they are shepherds of the worst kind, described by Ezekiel as those who have disregarded the weak, the sick and those who have strayed. Jesus spoke of such bishops as false prophets dressed up as sheep. He named them as ‘ravenous wolves’.[3] Through their actions, the bishops of the Church of England who voted to support the prayers of ‘Love and Faith’ are misleading many in the Church to walk apart from Christ.
The Archbishop of Canterbury said, ‘What we have in this… decision… is, at its heart, the chance to publicly witness to Christ in the most difficult, distinctive and radical way.” However, what the Archbishop of Canterbury and his supporting bishops have done is to lead the Church of England into apostacy[4] which is surely the greatest betrayal possible of their sacred office and ministry and an even greater betrayal of Christ and his word.
My heart breaks, especially for the courageous and faithful same sex attracted Christians in the Church of England who, out of a desire to honor Christ, have made the hugely sacrificial and costly decision to abstain from sexual relations with those they love. I say to these brothers and sisters in Christ, you are heroes! Stand fast in the faith and be strong! Many Anglicans are standing with you, praying for you and honoring your courage and faithfulness.
I call upon the bishops, clergy and laity who voted in support of the prayers of ‘Love and Faith’ to come back to Christ, constantly believe God’s holy word and obediently keep his commandments. There can no place in the Church for erroneous and strange doctrine contrary to God’s word. There is one path that leads to eternal life and one path that leads to destruction. Jesus never mentions a third way...."
