Scriptural Basis of the Anglican Covenant
The forced-through proposed Anglican Covenant should be based upon Scripture. No question about that. Maybe then it should be based upon these:
Matthew 7:1 suggests no-one can presume to sit in judgement on anyone else
Hebrews 8:13 and Romans 7:6 require that there should be no dependence whatsoever on Old Testament Law
Matthew 22:37-39 requires that compassion should be at its heart
…at which point the need for the Covenant becomes superfluous, and it should be withdrawn.
These three Scriptural Tests should be considered whenever one of our brothers or sisters seeks to condemn one part of the church by another: suddenly issues like women priests, bishops, sexuality and the rest pail into insignificance with the power and inclusiveness of the Gospel. It is, after all, all about the Gospel. Some might want to call me a liberal or a revisionist, but c’mon, read the Gospels!
I think this is brilliant!
I owe the reference to your blog to @ramtopsrac. We are all feeling rather out of our depth on the Covenant, although made generally uneasy about it. I am trying to persuade people to read the 1,573 words of it, but it is so turgid that the general public are desperate for someone to cut the Gordian knot of its prose. You have done just that, for which the world thanks you!