Article (Virtue online): 'Rule of law' will extinguish orthodoxy

The rule of law today is weighted toward the extinction of orthodoxy in the Episcopal Church. What will happen to dioceses like Central Florida when their orthodox diocesan bishop retires? What provisions are made under the rule of law to guarantee orthodox jurisdictions the right to choose their own leaders? The rule of law in the Episcopal Church means that conservatives must consent to their own destruction, because when you come down to it, the only good orthodox cleric is a ruined one.

What is the ruse by which orthodox sheep are led to their own slaughter? "The Episcopal Church, the Episcopal Church, the Episcopal Church." This is the old religious institutionalism elevated to use as a political weapon, not only against orthodox "schismatics", but even more against those in the "murky middle", the classic nominal Episcopalians who instinctively trust their leaders and desire to keep "church politics" out of their Sunday fare. It's a ruse to bind consciences in a mistaken loyalty.

The essence of evangelical Christianity is to uphold the institutions of the covenant out of faithfulness to the Lord of the covenant. If we love the Episcopal Church more than the Lord of the church, we will lose both the Lord and the church. Read more