Miserable_Offenders

Discussing theology, culture, and the church while drawing from classical Anglican sources.

[The North American Anglican @NorthAmAnglican]

@jamesdkclark "They maintained that [the King] had—partly by 'breaking the original contract between king and people,' and partly by 'having withdrawn himself out of this kingdom'—in some fashion 'abdicated the government.'"
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[The North American Anglican @NorthAmAnglican]

"In an age without principles and where churches compromise convictions, the ACNA firmly plants her feet upon the fundamentals of the Christian life lived in the Anglican way."
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[The North American Anglican @NorthAmAnglican]

"Together, the prayer book and Articles are necessary and complementary for living the ancient, reformed catholic faith in the Anglican way."
—Andrew Brashier
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[David Szomor @Davidszomorr]

The real ethos, which ACNA and GAFCON struggles with, is accepting 1990s Episcopalianism/Anglicanism as the standard instead of classical Anglicanism anchored upon the formularies.

There’s too much 20th Century within our province and the GAC.

- Fr. Andrew Brashier

[The North American Anglican @NorthAmAnglican]

"The beauty and poetry of the first two points of ACNA’s Fundamental Declarations is that they show us where we may encounter God..."
—Andrew Brashier
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[The North American Anglican @NorthAmAnglican]

"Therefore, the first point in the Fundamental Declarations sets the tone and affirms the authority held most sacrosanct by Anglicans: Holy Scripture."
~Andrew Brashier
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[The North American Anglican @NorthAmAnglican]

"The ACNA Fundamental Declarations begin with a preamble. It prefaces the present by rooting the Declarations firmly in the past. These roots are not dead roots, but are firmly digging deep into the spring of life."
~Andrew Brashier
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[The North American Anglican @NorthAmAnglican]

"Hear the roar of the earth quaking and the angel descending. The risen Conqueror of Death removes the boulder! No gate shall hold Him."
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[The North American Anglican @NorthAmAnglican]

"...
Down into the pit
Descends the One
Who made the depths.
All of Sheol
Looks up and gazes
Upon the Savior.
..."
~Andrew Brashier
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[The North American Anglican @NorthAmAnglican]

"Unfortunately, given the criteria just established, Colletti’s action could only be seen as blatantly improper, since the PECUSA no longer represents a proper ecclesiastical authority."
~Evan Patterson
@ruminatrixblog
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[The North American Anglican @NorthAmAnglican]

Latest in our symposium on "Anglican Reconquista."
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While no church is perfect, we have a responsibility to find a church in which “the pure Word of God is preached, and the Sacraments be duly administered according to Christ’s ordinance.”
~@Fr_Isaac_R
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[The North American Anglican @NorthAmAnglican]

"A disinterested reading of the Fathers reveals that while schismatics are not always heretics, heretics are always schismatics, since they separate themselves from the deposit of faith."
~Alex Wilgus
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[Anglican Compass @AnglicanCompass]

On March 3rd, we celebrated the feast of John and Charles Wesley, two Anglican priests credited as the founders of Methodism, but whose lifelong loyalties lay with the Church of England, from which they never formally left. The Anglican Church in North America recognizes them as “Reformers of the Church.”

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[Richard Tarsitano ⚓️ @GodRemembrancer]

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"And so when you put it like that, the ACNA is the Reconquista. TEC is the Almohad Caliphate. (And before you balk at the comparison, I know of at least one occasion where TEC sold a building to a literal mosque rather than allow the original orthodox parish to buy it back.) The ACNA is small. It’s got its back against the wall. A few dioceses have been able to keep their ancestral lands and buildings. Others have had to cede the territory as they retreated in order to live to fight another day. The ACNA is the orthodox version of the national Anglican body in the United States. It’s got problems, sure. There is a certain amount of dysfunction. But it’s still fighting, and the future is not yet written. I’m also in an optimistic mood for the ACNA right now. In the aftermath of the “Safe Church” cancellation, Bishop Julian Dobbs hosted an open Zoom meeting for people to ask questions. Someone asked how he was going to ensure that we don’t continue to have our fundamental values undermined in the ACNA. Bishop Julian’s answer was phenomenal. He said that A) the ACNA’s doctrinal center of gravity is already fixed and it is the historic Anglican formularies, acting as a faithful interpretation of Holy Scripture, B) the 39 Articles of Religion especially state our doctrine and reinforce the authority and integrity of the Scriptures, C) the Ordinal requires clergy, especially bishops, to banish and drive away all erroneous and strange doctrines. When is the last time an Episcopal or Anglican churchman in the United States made those sorts of claims in an official capacity? We might have to go back as far as Bishops Meade or McIlvaine. It’s incredible."

[Richard Tarsitano ⚓️ @GodRemembrancer]

Ash Wednesday is great. Go to church, read the Commination as the Body of Christ corporately recognizing its desperate need for the Savior, read Matthew 6 together in awe of the One who teaches "having authority, and not as the scribes", fast in the unbroken tradition of patriarchs and apostles, and keep that fast between you and your priest. If you don't receive ashes, as Anglicans did not for 400 years, do not abandon the charity for others St. Paul demands we maintain in last Sunday's traditional reading. If you do receive ashes, fight the strong temptation to convert piety into performance. In short, be an Anglican and, "Let all things be done decently and in order."

[Wandering Learner 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿⚓️ @wandlearner]

@nic_lucc Careful.

When I lived in South Carolina, I was in a pro-WO diocese. When they elected the current bishop, no anti-WO was a candidate.

I am not in favor of WO.

Present the statistics as they are.

[Prydain Blog @WillPrydain]

If you are looking for a commentary on the Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion, this one is now available here: https://t.co/OhnYEQR2hm

[Prydain Blog @WillPrydain]

This is a must-read from Fr. Andrew Brashier, if one is serious about "Pursuing Christ Through the Prayerbook Life"!

[Sid Johnson ⚓ @SidtheSquid37]

"The call is not for Anglicans to become Methodists nor change their theology into Wesleyanism. The call is: the early Methodists, and the ones who remained loyal sons of the Church of England, were on to something. Simply follow the rule of life that is the prayerbook and submit ourselves to Christ through becoming more like Him by following our formularies, which are rooted in the Holy Scriptures and the ancient Church."

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[The North American Anglican @NorthAmAnglican]

"Remember, only a burning ember is needed to start a wildfire. Let us fan the burning flames of God’s Spirit and allow Him to consume us for His purpose."
~Andrew Brashier
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