A Call to Pray for the Church of England General Synod
Posted on February 5, 2023
Filed under Church of England, Culture wars
Please pray for the crucial Church of England’s General Synod meeting Monday to Thursday (6th – 9th February) this week.
A key issue facing the Synod will be the blessing of same-sex unions.
A pre-synod statement issued by the Church of England House of Bishops, while claiming to leave the Church’s doctrine of marriage intact, has recommended a decisive move towards the blessing of same-sex unions.
This is of serious concern for all those seeking to follow the teaching of Scripture.
Please pray:
- for the faithful members of the English General Synod, that they might be clear, compassionate and courageous.
- that the measure will be defeated.
- that a clear signal that the Church of England will follow the teaching of Scripture on these matters will be made.
- for the evangelical leaders within the Synod that they might commend the gospel as they contend for its truth.
Related news on the Church of England is available here on our website.
See also:
Sessions will be streamed live here.
For your own further edification, or if you are discussing these issues with friends or fellow believers, you may be helped by several chapters in our book The Line in the Sand – available for free download.
This book was produced last year by the Anglican Church League in partnership with the Australian Church Record.
Our aims were:
- to assist the Australian General Synod in its own deliberations about a service purporting to bless same-sex unions,
- to encourage Anglicans to hold fast to the historic Christian teaching about marriage
- and to hold out the pure gospel of God’s grace in Christ to all people.
Of particular relevance are the following chapters:
- “Family ties: Marriage, Sex and Belonging in the New Testament”, by Dr Claire Smith
- “Homosexuality in the Bible”, by The Rt Rev Dr Michael Stead
- “Three Pastoral Principles”, by The Most Rev Kanishka Raffel
- “View from the Church of England”, by The Rev Andrew Symes
To download the book and to hear or read the author interviews, please visit this link.
Top image: Church of England General Synod.
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