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though not commanded by god when you do this not do this is the theme throughout cf isaiah 1 11 are accepted by him as kaphar variously translated as atonement reconciliation forgiveness god wants reconciliation with man at least as much as man does with god the sins a man does not know he has committed even the sins that escape the notice of the entire population are included in this forgiveness 4 2 13 22 27 god cares not only about our spiritual state but our physical condition the condition of the clothes we wear and the houses we live in 13 passim as well as about our sexuality 15 18 in case anything gets missed once a year there is an entire day of atonement for the whole community whose sins known and unknown are carried away into the wilderness by scapegoat 16 in various places the good ordering of the sacrifices is set aside for a while to make clear how much god loves the least fortunate among us don t harvest so thoroughly that the poor and hungry have nothing to glean after you 19 9ff cash crops like grapes as well as subsistence crops like wheat don t delay paying your servants their wages 19 13 support those who cannot support themselves 25 35ff redeem any whose poverty drives them to sell themselves as slaves 25 47ff have a care for the blind and the deaf 19 14 don t treat the wealthy differently from others 19 15 don t speak ill even of the living 19 16 don t seek revenge love your neighbor as yourself 19 18 respect the differences between species of animal and varieties of plant 19 19 respect women and the elderly 19 29 32 welcome the stranger 19 33ff treasure your children 20 1 5 respect the marriage vows of all 20 10ff let all debts be forgiven every fifty years 25 8ff let there be rest as well as work not only for mankind 23 3ff but for the land itself a sabbath for the soil 25 1 7 leviticus is as much about god s love for his creation as are the christmas stories in matthew and luke those who draw attention to themselves and their superior virtue by tearing pages out of the book don t know what they re doing may they remember jesus s prayer as being for them as well as for the soldiers as they drove the nails into his hands and feet for some of us even if god did not order the sacrificial slaughter of animals it is hard to think of him allowing them to be used as a means of honoring him but it ought to be equally hard to expect such delicacy in a society in which animals were publicly slaughtered as a matter of routine simply to provide a varied diet and it is a delicacy only possible for any of us today because the slaughter is no longer public animals are sacrificed in greater numbers than ever today merely to honor our enjoyment of a good hamburger or bacon with our eggs moses and god s people in the wilderness were giving god what they thought of as the best they had to give and he was and is gracious enough to accept anything given in that spirit many of the things we give today may one day come to be seen in the same light in any case in his good time god brought the sacrificial system to an end because jesus was both the perfect high priest and an offering free from blemish his death consummated the entire old testament sacrificial system john hartley word biblical commentary leviticus p 244 jesus died not only that we might have the life that god intended for us but that animal kind might too september 21 2018 save the date efac usa 2019 conference posted by philip wainwright under conferences for evangelicals efac episcopal evangelical heritage leave a comment may 20 2018 the fatal flaw in curry s wonderful sermon posted by philip wainwright under evangelicalism 11 comments pecusa s presiding bishop michael curry preached a wonderful sermon at the royal wedding almost everyone agrees i thought the same thing myself as i listened and thanked god that someone who could speak so comfortably about jesus had been invited to preach everything he said was true even if we are only speaking of human love all those aspects of life he mentioned would be so much better if love were the way and it is inspiring to imagine them the fatal flaw of course is that unless jesus means far more to us than a wonderful example of human love imagining those things is all we can ever do we all know that love is the answer to all human problems but we all also know that human beings simply cannot live as lovingly as the case requires love means always having to say you re sorry when your love isn t up to the demands made upon it and most of us have enough trouble saying that to those we love the very most let alone to those we go out of our way to avoid and as far as saying it to god is concerned well god made us the way we are and he must understand that it s not us it s them the result was inevitable curry s wonderful sermon is being praised by all the british press as well as the intermob as a celebration of black culture instead of the key to changing the world we live in and having praised it in that patronising way we have said all that love can expect of us and can go back to our bitter denunciations of those who voted for and against trump for and against brexit etc etc etc ad mortem eternam january 28 2018 posted by philip wainwright under evangelicalism and ordination opinion 4 comments a friend recently sent me a link to a website encouraging readers to consider ordination and to attend a certain conference in furtherance of that goal it appeared to be aimed at episcopalians and was being held at an episcopal church although there was no clue as to who was sponsoring or organising the conference the following paragraph is typical of its many words in praise of ordained ministry the privilege of standing in the person of christ representing god to humanity for the forgiveness of sins welcoming them to the new life of baptism and placing in their hands and on their lips the holy food of heaven we stand there representing to the world her god and our god this old testament view of priesthood is the exact contrary of the new testament view of ministry according to the new testament there is one mediator between god and man the man christ jesus i timothy 2 5 who is at the right hand of god who intercedes for us romans 8 34 ordained ministry in the new testament is a ministry of preaching conversion to the unsaved and encouragement to the saved i believe this attitude to ministry has weakened the faith of anglicans generally and episcopalians in particular making too many of them dependent on their clergy for their spiritual lives those attracted by this sort of appeal need them to be dependent for otherwise what privilege will be left for the clergy the closing words who else gets to do this are an appeal to the readers worst instincts the answer to the question given the antecedent of this is no one christ has already done it and any suggestion that his work needs to be continued by others is bad news the antigospel because there is no one else who can do it god s word says so january 20 2018 change here for evangelicals in the episcopal church posted by philip wainwright under efac the future of evangelicalism in tec 10 comments the role that this blog has attempted to fulfil over the past eight years or so is its role no longer as a gathering place for evangelicals in the episcopal church and provider of information about evangelicals in the episcopal church to those who don t know them we now pass the baton to the revived efac usa evangelical fellowship in the anglican communion our web site speaking as a member of that fellowship is http efac usa org and i hope all readers of this blog will bookmark it and check it regularly this blog will continue but from now on will simply be me sounding off representing no one except a sinner saved by jesus encouraging other sinners to turn to him and no one else for salvation new life and growth in new life some readers will doubtless want to un follow it but i m sorry to say i have no idea how you can do that i ve never been able to add anyone as a follower only those who click on the follow link can do that and i ve no idea how to reverse whatever you did when you did so perhaps if you click on the follow link again it will give you a way to stop receiving my posts automatically i have very much enjoyed the fellowship i have had with my readers and all who have commented but i think the new site will be much better for the purpose it is a real pleasure to hand over this work to a younger generation and i look forward to my new role as an evangelical curmudgeon my first rant musings will not long be delayed january 15 2018 2018 efac usa conference and annual meeting posted by philip wainwright under evangelicalism leave a comment click this link to register july 26 2017 cause for encouragement posted by philip wainwright under efac encouragement the future of evangelicalism in tec leave a comment as the 21st century begins to play itself out there is cause for encouragement i recently attended the annual gathering of the evangelical fellowship of the anglican communion efac usa in orlando florida of which the fellowship of witness was the forebear not only did tec and acna christians gather together for fellowship and faithful reflection but efac is being led and shaped by an exciting younger generation of episcopalians many of whom are recent pilgrims on the canterbury trail and strikingly mature from richard kew in a recent issue of the living church three of this younger generation zac neubauer philip ryan and ethan magness for acna were elected to the board of efac usa at its recent meeting at trinity school for ministry and have brought new energy and purpose to the board work on the next efac conference april 4 7 2018 canterbury retreat and conference center oviedo fl and several other projects is in progress more details on the new efac usa web site soon june 12 2017 efac usa reorganisation posted by philip wainwright under efac the future of evangelicalism in tec leave a comment at the florida conferen ce mentioned in the post below there was general agreement on the subject of reviving and reorganising efac usa with a board drawn from both tec and acna according to the by laws of the moribund but still existing efac usa some of whose board members were present in florida new board members are elected by the membership at an annual meeting called for the purpose with one week s notice the annual meeting will be held at trinity school for ministry ambridge pa room 103 of the academic building on tuesday june 20th at 7 pm members entitled to vote are those who support the aims of efac usa and have paid dues the dues of those who attended the conference in florida were included in the cost of registration others wishing to be members may pay their dues at the meeting on the 20th in addition to electing new board members the location and date of our 2018 conference and other items related to the organization of efac will be discussed all members of tec or acna who believe that the bible is the final authority for all matters of faith life and worship are urged to attend check the efac usa web site www efac usa org or go to the efac usa facebook page facebook com efacusa for information about participating remotely please pray for god s guidance for those in attendance january 24 2017 efac usa posted by philip wainwright under evangelicalism 2 comments at the evangelion conference of evangelicals in the episcopal church held at trinity school for ministry in 2016 three ideas for the future found widespread support renewing our connection with evangelicals in the rest of the anglican communion through the evangelical fellowship in the anglican communion efac getting together annually and participation in our events by evangelicals who are members of the various anglican churches that have come into existence outside tec in recent years following discussions among former board members of efac usa the american branch of efac efac usa will reorganise under a board of directors composed of equal numbers of tec and acna members and have its first annual assembly at the canterbury retreat and conference center outside orlando florida from april 19 21 2017 the theme of the conference is positively evangelical and speakers include greg brewer andrew pearson and charlie holt all anglican evangelicals in the usa whether in tec or another church of the anglican tradition are invited to attend to register check the new efac usa website which will shortly be available at www efac usa org or go to the efac usa facebook page facebook com efacusa more information will be also posted on this blog please pray for a renewal of effective evangelical witness to the episcopal church and to the other american churches in the anglican tradition october 28 2016 save the date 2017 conference dates and location posted by philip wainwright under conferences for evangelicals encouragement 6 comments the 2017 conference of evangelicals in the episcopal church will be held at the diocese of central florida s canterbury retreat and conference center in oviedo just outside of orlando florida wednesday april 19th saturday april 22nd all evangelicals welcome clergy and laity egalitarian and complementarian high church and low church episcopalian and non episcopalian more details to follow here and here september 21 2016 an evangelical by any other name would smell as posted by philip wainwright under opinion 1 comment however you complete the sentence above the point is the same it s not the name but the nature that matters people have been arguing for years that the word evangelical is a hindrance to the evangelical cause and tony campolo is one of the most recent according to ian paul at christian today paul s comment i wonder how much difference it makes to non christians for us to say to them oh i m not a horrible christian like those miserable evangelicals no i am a nice kind of christian you can trust me i am not sure that those outside the christian faith find it quite so easy to draw these neat lines and i am pretty sure that god doesn t campolo believes evangelicals would be better christians if they restricted their attribution of divine authority to the red letters in the bible to the words of jesus which are printed in red in some editions paul points out the fatal consequences of doing that here and ends by saying to be evangelical means to see the bible rightly interpreted as the supreme authority in matters of life and faith if my fellow evangelicals are giving the family a bad name by their misreading then i need to stay in the family and have the conversation and guess what there are some red letters about that if a brother or sister sins go and point out the fault just between the two of you if they listen to you you have won them over matthew 18 15 to all of which i say amen the only thing i would change would be to delete the words rightly interpreted no 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