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Tag Archives: Sanctification
The Right and Wrong Way to Be a Pastor
Justification and how we are saved is still very much a live wire in Christian dialogue today, as I think we have proved on this blog several times over. Nevertheless, while there are very real differences between how Roman Catholics … Continue reading
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Tagged Baptism, Doctrine, Evangelicalism, Justification, Liberalism, Priesthood, Richard Hooker, Roman Catholicism, Salvation, Sanctification
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Death Is Not Natural
Among the clumsy things that we say to try to comfort one another when somebody dies, there are a number of phrases that insinuate, either explicitly or implicitly, that death is a good thing, even a godly thing. ‘It was … Continue reading
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Tagged Baptism, Death, Jeremy Taylor, Justification, Salvation, Sanctification, Spirituality, The 1662 BCP, The 1979 BCP
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Ask an Anglican: Escaping Into Eastern Orthodoxy
Nathan writes: I would be grateful for your thoughts on why you feel classical Anglicanism preserves the Apostolic faith with more fidelity than the Eastern Orthodox church, which also makes the claim to be the most Patristic, similar-to-the-the-undivided-church Church. I … Continue reading
Counting Sacraments
Jordan at The Hackney Hub has written a provocative piece asserting that the notion of seven sacraments is not Anglican. The Hackney Hub is a great blog, exploring many of the same themes of classical Anglicanism that you’ll find here, … Continue reading
Anglican Shorts: Defining Marriage
What do Christians believe about marriage? Why does it matter? On the eve of General Convention, somehow this just seemed appropriate. To learn more about how Anglicans understand marriage, check out the series Dearly Beloved: An Anglican Theology of Marriage.
On The Eucharist: Spiritual Food Is Real Food
One of the more remarkable features of the classic Anglican Eucharistic rite, often omitted from modern prayer books, is the Exhortation that the priest gives to encourage people to receive the sacrament in a worthy manner. The Exhortation comes just … Continue reading
Being Our Own Gods
For a more thorough, classical explanation, check out the homily on justification here.
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Tagged 39 Articles, Doctrine, Good Works, Justification, Salvation, Sanctification
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More Than Forgiven
Ever since I was in seminary, I have had friends and colleagues who get up in arms about the “Prayer of Humble Access.” While the 1979 Book of Common Prayer eliminated the prayer from the contemporary liturgy (Rite II), it … Continue reading
