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DIOCESE OF SYDNEY Rev. Rod Wood, currently an honorary Deacon in Callide Valley parish, will take up an Rev. A. H. Harms has resigned through ill appointment at Tannum Sands in the parish of 106 years serving the Gospel and health from the parish of St 8arnabas', Boyne River as from the beginning of 1987. its ministry Punchbowl with Greenacre. The Rev. David Hughes of the parish of Boyne Rev. S. L. Gabbott, Rector of Kiama, has River will become Regional Director for accepted the position of Rector of Maroubra. Industrial Chaplaincy in Central and Northern Rev. D. H. Crawford, presently on leave of Queensland from the beginning of 1987. absence, has accepted the position of Rector As a response to the Moura mine disaster, the 264 8349 PRICE 70 CENTS of Flinders Street, Surry Hills. Anglican Diocese of Rockhampton is to Registered by Australia Post Publication No. HARI 678 Telephone Rev. F. FL Gee, formerly with CMS, commenced appoint an additional Priest to the parish of as Asst Minister at St. Barnabas', Broadway, on Dawson Valley. The Rev. Gary Fordham, 7th September. currently Assistant Priest in Gladstone parish, will be resident in Theodore but will also work DIOCESE OF MELBOURNE in Moura, Baralaba and rural areas of the Rev. Canon R. H. Pidgeon will resign from St parish. His appointment will relieve some of Peter's, Mornington, to be inducted as Rector, the pressures on the Rector, Fr. Dennis Christ Church, Essendon, on 23rd September, Vanderwolf, enabling him to concentrate on 1986. responding to the individual and community grief occasioned by the disaster. MOW censures Rev. 1. D. Pilmer will resign as Rector, Holy Trinity, Surrey Hills, to become Asst. Director, Anglican Marriage Guidance Council, as from DIOCESE OF TASMANIA 24th November, 1986. Rev. E. Cave was commissioned as Chaplain, Rev. G.I.Winterton will resign as Rector, St Royal Hobart Hcspital, on 15 August Aidan's, Parkdale, to be inducted as Rector, St Rev. W. Cuthbertson is to be instituted as Columb's, Hawthorn, on 25th November, 1986. Rector, St James the Apostle, New Town, in Synod on Rev. G. A. Pearson resigned as Minister-in- October, 1986. Charge, St. Theodore's, Wattle Park, 23rd August and is now part-time Minister-in- Charge, St Theodore's, Wattle Park. DIOCESE OF NEWCASTLE Rev. F. L. Oliver died 8th August, 1986, Rev. L. Forester, formerly at Singleton, is now Rector, Mount Sugarloaf. P., returns I.. Ihe U`,1 at the end of this year, after a fruitful ministry of over 40 DIOCESE OF ROCKHAMPTON Rev. P. Connors, formerly at Mayfield, was Rev. N. Wagstaff was commissioned as commissioned as Minister-in-Charge, Homosexuality Minister-in-Charge, part-time, of Mount Aberdeen-Gundy, 31 July. Morgan, in July. Dr. Norval Christy is a missionary from people, who live in the poorest regions of our world, and whose sight has been Rev. S. Redhead will resign as Rector, Emerald, New Wilmington, Pennsylvania. On a DIOCESE OF RIVERINA normal day he enters the operating room robbed by cataracts, are helplessly on 22nd September to become Rector, West Refuses stand on homosexual practices Rev. D. I. Hinds resigned from the parish of in the early hours of the morning. His resigned to remain blind. Why? Because Mackay, Diocese of North Queensland. motion, the Annual General Meeting of the Australian Coolamon to take up duty at Barooga at the In a strongly worded time is precious and therefore calculated they have not the means to seek the help Rev. S. Dent was ordained to the priesthood end of July. Movement for the Ordination of Women deplored Sydney Synod's endorsement of the very precisely; allowing only 3 minutes of an eye doctor. Totally blind or visually on 24 August in St Paul's Cathedral, and Paul Rev. P. Cook was inducted as Rector, St Report on Homosexuality and Ministry. for each eye patient. The opthalmologist handicapped, they live in utter misery Black and Paul Elliott were ordained to the Berrigan, on August 14. skillfully makes a small incision in the and have to beg to avoid starvation. patient's eye. Very carefully he loosens Because most of the patients are Ms Eileen Diesendorf, National ministries are the gift of the Spirit and are the lens and removes it with a pair of extremely poor, they receive treatment Secretary of MOW, passed the censure on conducted in the power of the Spirit of forceps. That is the critical moment. The including surgery, free of charge. It costs to the Standing Committee of the holiness (1 Thessalonians 4:1-81! The rest is routine. His well-trained assistants the Christian Blind Mission International Anglican Diocese of Synod, denouncing Bible's commandment to withdraw do the necessary follow-up treatment Dr. no more than $20 per cataract operation, the Synod's acceptance of its report last fellowship from a person who will not Christy has already turned to the next including follow-up treatment and Indicates Orthodox Church's closer government ties year as "hypocritical". repent, means that practising patient cataract glasses. homosexuals cannot be permitted to Synod had endorsed, and welcomed Broughton Knox autographs.copies of 'God who is Rich in Mercy' That, in short, is the description of a Metropolitan Alexi of Tallinn and the Soviet Government both publicly and engage in ministry, or receive Holy Thanks to the friends and supporters of the continuing availability of the report cataract operation. Can you imagine what Estonia has been appointed to the post of privately. Communion. Christian Blind Mission International, on ministry and homosexuality as a The former Principal of Moore theological, biblical and historical — tied it means to a person blinded by cataracts Metropolitan of Leningrad and during the last 12 years, they have made The so-called "Forov Report"— a valuable reference document in Misrepresentation Theological College, Dr. D. B. Knox, was together under the topic God Who is to see again — often after years of Novgorod. He succeeds the late it possible for the Christian Hospital in collection of secret documents compiled approaching a very difficult pastoral honoured recently by the presentation of Rich in Mercy, a title used by Dr. Knox in absolute darkness and dependency? Taxila to carry out sight-restoring services Metropolitan Anthony, who died last The censuring of Synod as by the Council for Religious Affairs—lists problem. Further, it affirmed that a 'hypocritical' by MOW is seen as a a book of essays written in his honour. A his Moore College Lecture Series in 1980. With the help of cataract glasses, his sight on a larger scale. For 1986, too, CBMI has May. him as a "reliable" bishop; i.e., one who homosexual lifestyle is incompatible with deliberate distortion of what the Report very large crowd—more than 150 — is now restored. granted over $180,000 to the hospital for Metropolitan Alexi, who is fifty-six is, The book has been published by does not attempt to resist or circumvent the teaching of Jesus as set out in the said, and the circumstances which gathered at the College for the Anzea, under their Lancer imprint Mr. Recently, Dr. Christy explained how medical equipment and eye medicines. with the exception of Patriarch Pimen, the State's policies concerning the New Testament, and is therefore surround it. MOW's resolution stated: presenation of the book. Geoff Blair of Anzea spoke of the this great need of millions of blind people An enthusiastic crusader against the longest-serving member of the Holy Church and is not zealous in propagating inconsistent with membership of the °That through our commitment to importance of the occasion. Although can be met on a larger scale. Having blindness, Dr. Christy cannot think of any Synod. As the senior permanent member the faith. Anglican Church of Australia. Peter O'Brien and David Peterson, both for all people, through Christ's similar books have been produced worked in Taxila, Pakistan, for the last 40 better compensation for his work than of the Synod by date of consecration, he justice members of the College faculty, were The Report itself had been very careful death and resurrection, the before for Australian scholars, this is the years, this one Christian Blind Mission the thrilling moment when his patients will become effectively head of the Keston College comments that the responsible for editing the book. It was to distinguish between practising and conference deplores Sydney Synod's first one that has been published in International opthalmologist alone has have their bandages removed, receive Church on the death of Patriarch Pimen appointment of Metropolitan Alexi to seen as a fitting way to acknowledge non-practising homosexuality. It stated endorsement of its Standing Australia. He said that Anzea were restored the sight of 1013,000 men, women cataract glasses, and are able to see again! until the election of a new Patriarch. Leningrad, instead of the widely-tipped Broughton Knox's contribution to the that Christians with homosexual Committee's Ministry Report which delighted to be part of this honouring of and children, blinded by cataracts, Many are so moved that their tears of joy Metropolitan Alexi has the general Metropolitan Filaret of Minsk and College, the Diocese of Sydney and the orientation 'who resist and reject the excludes homosexuals and those who an Australian scholar. He added that the through a simple but effective operation. just flow. Some hug everyone around. reputation of being very supportive of Belorussia, would seem to indicate an wider church. A number of scholars were support them from every ministry in company was glad to be tied in to the An unprecedented world record! Others praise God for the miracle of even more intensive involvement of the practice of homosexual acts deserve the invited to contribute and Dr. Peterson continuing acceptance, encouragement the Church, including receiving Holy College with the decision to print future The relatively simple cataract sight A new life, full of light, begins for Russian Orthodox Church in the told the group that he had been and support of the congregation in terms Communion. Moore College Lecture Series material operation, however, is by no means easily them. After years of absolute darkness, international "Peace Offensive" of the delighted at the willingness of those of both fellowship and ministry! The (the lectures given by Dr. W. J. Dumbrell available to the penniless men, women they can now see their relatives, children Soviet Government This motion was passed not on the invited to produce essays. He said that it Report and the Synod also had to come will be released in a few weeks)and other and children living in Third World and grandchildren. Also they can now basis of a particular stand regarding showed just how much respect scholars noon 14 days nelore dale of oublicinio,r to grips with the phenomena of groups material produced by the College staff. countries. A few rich people may be look after themselves, earn their own I 264 8349 up to homosexuality, but on the basis that had for Broughton. Charge is $5.00 per column centimetre. like 'Ang Gays', and 'The Sisters of Those present were delighted by the exceptions. But more than 17 million living, and provide for their families. Christ administered to all, and called WELFARE Perpetual Indulgence', who not only act the outcast into his kingdom. It was Dr. Peterson explained the rationale way in which Anzea has produced the DIRECTOR — Lifeline Illawarra — chal- and dress in a way they see as also seen as hypocritical to single out behind the book. There are a number of book. An attractive hard cover colume of lenging position for committed distinctively homosexual, but actively one particular group ... "let the overseas contributors who have been in 422 pages selling for $15.90 is value that Christian, start 1987, welfare counsell- campaign for the church to endorse personal and academic fellowship with few could pass up. After the presentation Bringing you the most important Church news from Australia and overseas every MELBOURNE. SI Jude 5 Carlton Near city centre, cnr. Lygo person who is without sin cast the first and Palmerston Streets Sundays 10 em. Holy Communion, ing experience. Information (042) homosexual acts themselves. Therefore, Dr. Knox, some from back in student itwo weeks. .. stone"! more than 100 copies of the book were p m Evening Worship Minister. Peter Adam Visitors eel 281311. Applications close 30th the report included those who 'follow a days. Consequently there are essays from crane October 1986, Lifeline Illawarra, P.O. This distortion makes the task of the homosexual lifestyle' along with 'persons scholars such as F. F. Bruce, J. I. Packer, Box 404, Wollongong East, N.SW. current Synod, even more difficult, After being presented with a special COORPAROO. SI Stephens. Brisbane. Cnr Cavenish and who engage in homosexual acts' as Klaus Ruunia, G. W. Bromiley and Peter Chatsworth Roads. Visitors welcome 7.30 am and 9 am Holy 2500 copy by Dr. O'Brien, Broughton Knox contrary to the teachings of the Bible. It ,especially as a leading member of 'The Beyerhaus. Then, there was an invitation to Communion 7 pm Sunday at Seven Rector. Rae Ken Baker spoke to the gathering. He was obviously was stressed that immoral heterosexual Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence', who Australian scholars like Edwin Judge and CANBERRA, Sr Metthewe Wanniesse (Cre McBryde Ores and moved as he expressed his thanks to activity, and immorality in any other area states that he himself does not engage in Bruce Harris, both from Macquarie Laurens St.) Services 8.15 em. 10 sm. end 7.00 p.m. AU homosexual acts, has been nominated to those whose vision it was to honour him welcome. Rev. Paul Watkins. of life, were also against the teachings of University, and F. I. Anderson and Leon in this way, and he was encouraged that Jesus Christ, and needed exactly the same a sensitive post Morris, The largest group of contributors, SYDNEY Holy Trinity ( - The Garrison Church"), The Rocks. so many of his friends, colleagues and Services 11 pm Thum Frl 8 Sal., 10.30 am 8 7 15 pm This service to readers W a form of free advertising. 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12 — AUSTRALIAN CHURCH RECORD, SEPTEMBER 22, 1986 AUSTRALIAN CHURCH RECORD, OCTOBER 6. 1986 — 1 MARANATHA Billy Graham Assoc. new policy The Authority and use of the Bible — No 2 "No longer at home ..." Sydney office to close after 27 years of ministry The Bible is interpreted through After coordinating more than 27 years of ministry across Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands, the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association is to close its operation in In the coverage of a recent lecture again relate appropriately. Sydney effective December 31. This was announced today by Dr. Walter Smyth, Vice- given in Brisbane it was suggested that (Giaeme Goldsworthy Is Assistant Minister at St. Stephen's Coorparoo, Qld and a former Paul in the letter to the Ephesians President for International Ministries andBishop A. Jack Damn, Chairman of the Australian the task of proclaiming the Gospel of lecturer at Moore Theological College and the Presbyterian Theological Hall of speaks of the great division of humanity and New Zealand Board of the Graham organisation. Christ has been removed. The Queensland. He is the author of "Gospel and Kingdom" and "The Gospel in Revelation". being breached. This Jew-Gentile chasm recognition of other religious systems as This announcement follows a letter Bishop A. Jack DaM, who has served Jesus Christ "Gospel and Wisdom" will be published in 1987). instituted in the Divine Law has produced valid expressions of God made the from Dr. Billy Graham to all Australian two unreconcilable groups. Paul asserts for the past 15 years as Chairman of the missionary task an inappropriate one. and New Zealand supporters of the "For he is our peace who has broken Graham Association Board in Australia, This is not a new idea. It has had currency organisation in which he thanked each down the dividing wall of hostility, by said, "Although on the one hand I an very at a popular level with our nation for one for their partnorship in the ministry. God interprets his creation Even though he is able to use his human abolishing in his flesh the law of sad to see the Australian and New Christ interprets the Bible Old Testament, the scriptures of the first some time. "If I'd been born in India I'd There are two basic ways of going wisdom at the level of applied science commandments and ordinances, that he Dr. Graham said, 'For those of you Zealand office close, I am convinced now As we begin with Christ, we recognise Christians, is able to make one wise to be a Hindu!' This is not so much a about the interpretation of the Bible. One and technology, he interprets all facts might create in himself one new man who have supported this work in prayer is the right time for the Association to that the only way we know who Christ is salvation through faith in Jesus Christ (2 statement of fact as an assertion of is to derive principles of intrepretation wrongly as to their ultimate meaning. Tim, 3:15). Peter likewise saw the instead of the two, so making peace!' there is the sense of partnership, for I do review its operations and structure. and what his gospel means is through the ideology. from outside of the Bible and to apply resurrection as the fulfilment of the Old (Ephesians 2:14-15) This new humanity is not believe this work could continue as it "I am very happy," Bishop Dain Bible. Jesus promised the disciples that these to the text This is often wrongly Testament (Acts 2:30-31). Thus the real Such a position produces an internal the reunion of that anciant division of has without prayer. The generosity of continued, "that local supporters of the Holy Spirit would lead them into all regarded as the scientific, and therefore conflict when we look at Paul's letter to peoples. It is a costly reunion. your sacrificial giving has also made it BGEA will still have the opportunity to truth (Jn. 16:13). This guaranted the Spirit- meaning of prophecy is found in the correct, way of going about it The other the Ephesians. For if it is true then both possible for this work to continue. As I keep in touch with Dr. Graham's gospel (1 Pet i:10-12). It is a reunion that can be described as way is to allow the Bible to dictate its empowered testimony of the apostles to Judaism and Christianity are false. But it look back I am overwhelmed at the ministries and to continue praying for this Christ, and the inspired word about The apostles only restated what Jesus a meeting with God. In the Old Testament own rules for interpretation. This is akin asserts that all are true. It is unreasonable goodness and blessing of God!' great work of evangelism by receiving a had said about himself. He claimed to be a man might meet God in Jerusalem. "In to saying that we know the Bible is the Christ in the New Testament as.a whole. to have it both ways. new international edition of DECISION Thus we have confidence that the Holy the content of the Old Testament (Lk. those days ten men of the nations will The Sydney office of the Graham word of God because the Bible tells us magazine!' 24:27). By showing that the whole Old We who live tolerantly in a multi- grab hold of the robe of a Jew and say let organisation has carried the responsibility so. Why should we accept such an Spirit's work in bringing the Bible to be what it is, and in bringing the Christian Testament speaks of him he is able to cultural world find the words of Paul us go with you, for we know God is with for its ministry through crusades, Commenting on Dr. Graham's ministry, approach with its manifestly circular somewhat harsh. "Remember that one you!' (Zechariah 8:23) God is met in his television, radio, magazines, films and Bishop Dain said, "In this country, the argument? Again the Bible gives us the mind to accept that it is God's word, is sufficient to put us in touch with God's time you gentiles in the flesh, called the • temple. Now, says Paul in the letter to the counselling. Billy Graham Evangelistic Association is answer which commends itself to us as infallible truth. uncircumcision by those who are called Ephesians, that temple is found not in Explaining the background to the both respected and appreciated. Dr. Christians. We know that we came to the circumcision, made in the flesh with Jerusalem but in the renewed humanity decision, Dr. Walter Smyth said, "Recently Graham has maintained a level of faith when the word of the gospel took First, we see that the content of the "the gospel is hands" (Ephesians 2:11). It was quite clear established by the Death of Jesus Christ. the BGEA Board in the USA, who have integrity and an approach to finance that hold of us powerfully, irrespective of New Testament not only includes the that such a manner of address indicated He is not met in rock of stone, in sacred been such a constant source of is exemplary. whether or not we had sorted out the testimony about Jesus, but it is in its the key to the not tolerant co-operation but enmity. The site or temple but in the living temple of encouragement to Dr. Graham over many "People are still talking about the '59ers questions of the authority of the Bible entirety the testimony about Jesus. For division was not simply mental but the Church, the assembly of God. In this years, have indicated that it is time to — those who came forward in response beforehand. The Bible tells us that God the Spirit to lead the disciples into the interpretation physically demonstrated in a vast number assembly the most significant divisions of consolidate the Association's ministry in to the gospel message at the Billy Graham who has dealt with us through the word truth is for the Spirit to testify of Jesus of ways. A casual visit to the local bath humanity has been abolished. How much the United States. It is a decision that has Crusade that year;" he said. "His ministry of his gospel is the self-sufficient, eternal and to glorify him (Jn. 15:26, 16:14). In would reveal the difference. more then the minor divisions we have been prayed over for some time and one has touched many lives. He has an God who made all things freely other words, Jesus himself is the truth of of all Yet it was not just that a different mode created. The divisions of race and class, that has been reached only after overwhelming volume of support and according to his will. God (Jn. 14:6) because he is the eternal of colour and age, of ability and sex. Not of life was involved. It meant a real and extensive consultation with our overseas goodwill in this country and I know his The biblical doctrine of creation means Word of God who reveals God to man (Jn. 1:1-5, 18). Scripture" significant difference!' —remember that that these all lose their identity and Boards. consistent influence will be missed that there is a real distinction between Graeme Goldsworthy at that time you were separated from the function but that they no longer form a "Each aspect of the work has been greatly." God and everything else, so that what Secondly, the new Testament tells us open the minds of the disciples to Christ, alienated from the commonwealth barrier to belonging to the people of We should note that the problem with considered and all ministries are to be Bishop Dain noted "that the Australian God made out of nothing does not share that the gospel is the subject of the Old understand the Scriptures (Lk. 24:44-45). of Israel, and strangers to the covenants God. the so-called higher criticism of the Bible consolidated and directed out of the USA Board of the Graham organisation is with him some common being. Only God Testament The prophetic witness of the It is this understanding which emerges in of promise, having no hope, and without is not that everything it says is totally But is this new unity, achieved at the office. The phasing out of overseas making every effort to enable other can interpret the unvierse which he has Old Testament is a witness to Christ. In the preaching of the apostles that Luke God in the world." (Ephesians 2:12) wrong. That is not the case. Rather it is cost of the life of the Son of God, really offices, however, will differ depending on organisations to carry out various aspects made. When God made man in his image Acts the apostolic preaching is records for us in Acts. Jesus and the Gentiles were not just different they were that its method starts from principles not expressed in our life together. Or, are we ministry commitments in each country. of the Association's work in Australia and he still had to speak a word in order to characteristically a declaration that what apostles tell us that the gospel is the key without access to God. All roads did not drawn from God's word. It assumes that as Bonhoeffer suggests, striving for a Other offices to close this year will be New Zealand", although he believes that interpret for man the nature of this God did and promised in the Old to the interpretation of all scripture. there are criteria which are self-evident to lead to truth. Gentiles were people who community which fits our dreams and Great Britain, Hong Kong and Japan." the organisation's heritage will r imtinue. relationship (Gen. 1:28; 2:16-18). The Testament was fulfilled in the life, death had neither future nor a place in Heaven. denies that work of Christ? Do we as Bible also tell us that God stamped the human mind. It then tests the truth and resurrection of Jesus. Paul preached The self-interpreting Bible individuals take seriously the claims and the structure of biblical that the resurrection was the fulfilment of This position had changed for the something of his character into the Thus, the interpretation of God's word congregation God has gathered or do we revelation according to these. This, in all prophecy (Acts 13:32-33). For him the Ephesian Christians. What was not the creation thus making his existence and must be undertaken with a mind that is case naturally nor religiously for them treat the temple of God with thinly Rockhampton Clergy attend eternal deity known in nature and in the essence, is what the serpent tempted Eve gospel was the end of the process of to do. The higher critic may describe very had now become true. "So then you are disguised contempt? For example, do we conscience of man. Israel's saving history (Rom. 1:1-4). The continued page 4 no longer strangers and sojourners but speak of the congregation in such a way Spring School useful aspects of the humat and fellow citizens with the saints and that only those with the requisite wife, 2.5 Man suppresses the truth historical face of the Bible but, while he persists in using principles constructed in members of the household of God!' children, mortgage, dog, cat and car feel A Theological and Pastoral programme This knowledge of God in man no his truth-suppressing human mind, (Ephesians 2:19) Those who had borne in that they belong? longer functions as it was intended by he is Anglican clergy were absent trorn their consultant theologian to Dr. David bound to interpret wrongly the ultimite GOD WHO IS RICH IN MERCY their flesh the mark of rejection new had God that is should. Paul says in Romans Only in the gospel community will true parishes during the week September Penman, the Archbishop of Melbourne!" meaning of all his facts. the access promised to the sons of the human unity be found. The centre of this 15-19. They were attending the annual 1:18 that man suppresses the truth in THEOLOGICAL, BIBLICAL AND HISTORICAL ESSAYS Other sessions included a review of the house. How could this be? new humanity is the person and work of Clergy Spring School at the church's unrighteousness. In Genesis 3 the Truth restored in Christ Diocesan Christian Giving programme PRESENTED TO Paul draws attention to the Jerusalem Jesus, the crucified Divine Son of God. Tanyalla Conference Centre at Tannum essence of the serpent's temptation of and initial discussions on the themes of Although God gave man up to the Temple as a model for his assertion. The Only in the congregations called together Sands. Eve was to say that God does not know the 1988 Lambeth Conference, a rare his universe exhaustively and therefore outworkings of his depraved mind (Rory!: DAVID BROUGHTON KNOX wall which separated the court of the by the Gospel of Christ will God be All parishes of the Diocese of gathering of all bishops of the world- does not have the right or ability to 1:28) he nevertheless continues to show Gentiles from the court of Israel formed a found. Yet do our congregations reflect Rockhampton were represented, with wide Anglican communion. The Bishop interpret it The serpent invited Eve to his love and grace. Despite the chaos of edited by P. T. O'Brien and D. G. Peterson perfect illustration for the work of Christ. into a confused and divided world this clergy travelling from as far afield as of Rockhampton, the Right Rev. George substitute the incredible suggestion that sin he does not allow the human race to That which had shown Gentiles that they truth? Winton and Clermont With an appreciation by the Most Rev. D. W. B. Robinson Hearn, attended the Conference. she herself was able to give the correct destroy itself, and he postpones his final were unacceptable to God, the Law of There is a future for Gentiles with the The Spring School is one of the interpretation that God could not or judgment. The purpose of this Moses which the wall represented, had God of Israel, the only God. It is our task The Spring School was also an Essay Writers include: church's avenues for in-service training, would not give. Thus Eve took a stand forbearance is the outworking of God's been abolished in the death of Jesus. It to proclaim the reunion that Christ has opportunity for clergy to meet with the enabling clergy to keep up with against God's claim to ultimate authority commitment to mankind in redemption. was not that gentile religion had been achieved. Yet we must not only proclaim new managers of Tanyalla Conference James I. PACKER Professor of Systematic Theology, developments in such disciplines as Centre, Debbie and Murray Dalton, who and, by seeking to test God's word Through his redemptive revelation he recognised as a "route to God" nor that it we must refract it and reflect it to the shows his purpose to create a new Regent College Vancouver Israel had become tolerant of other theology and pastoral work. have recently returned from a year-long against some standard outside of God, Graeme L. GOLDSWORTHY world. He is our Peace who made us Both humanity that will once again interpret Biblical Scholar and Author, Brisbane The major speaker at this year's school course in the United States on the relocated that standard within herself. Francis I. ANDERSEN views. Rather in his death Jesus had one! the universe by God's word. Professor of Studies in Religion, dealth with the Just demands of the Law was Dr. Richard McKinney, head of Trinity management of Christian camps. The fall of Adam and Eve involved the University of Queensland supposed independence of the human The Bible recounts the historical Edwin A. JUDGE and thus opened the way for people to Raymond E. Heslehurst Theological School in Melbourne and Professor of History, Macquarie mind and its ability to determine the process by which God acted to redeem University, Sydney nature of the universe. In this way men's mankind and to deal with the problem of David P. SECCOMBE Biblical Scholar and Author, Perth human rebellion. Since man was made to The homeless becoming hopeless minds became darkened and they Peter BEYERHAUS Director of the Institute for Missiology live in a relationship with God that became fools thinking themselves to be and Ecumenical Theology, Tubingen Texan Bishop visits Willochra Gordon Moyes speaks on the deepening crisis wise (Rom. 1:22). involved the rational understanding of University the word of God, redemption includes Leon L. MORRIS "There is a crisis growing in Sydney housing and it will take more than fifty Former Principal Ridley College, Spoke at clergy conference the saving of man from his depravity and University of Melbourne creating massive homelessness among years of building to just house the people darkness. An integral part of being saved Frederick F. BRUCE The visit of Bishop Sam and Mrs. Linda Meeting at Fort Worth when he dropped people who need low-cost who are currently on the housing Emeritus Rylands Professor of Biblical is to know God's word and to interpret it Criticism and Exegesis, University of Hulsey and their son, Byron, has come to in on his way to the theatre and never accommodation" said Rev. Dr. Gordon authority waiting lists. At present more aright. It is the distinctive work of the an end, leaving many happy memories "the only way Manchester went back to the stage, but went into Moyes, superintendent of Wesley Central than seventy thousand people are Holy Spirit to apply the gospel to the Peter F. JENSEN behind and they are taking many home training for the Methodist ministry. Mission. registered with the Department of Principal, Moore Theological College, human mind so that it is restored to its Sydney to North West Texas with them. Housing. Forty percent of all people we know who NW Texas Diocese has 12,006 "More than five thousand people each correct function of interpreting all things William J. LAWTON wanting public housing have been Head of the Department of Church During the fortnight they were in Episcopalians [Anglicans] and covers night sleep in Sydney streets and another by God's word. evicted due to poverty. More than History, Moore Theological College, Willochra they visited the extremities of 77,000 square miles. It is one of the largest five thousand people are living in squalid Christ is and This word, by which all things were Sydney twenty-seven percent of life line calls are the Diocese, from Coober Pedy and Dioceses in the USA but is still smaller temporary shelter. All of the welfare created, is Jesus Christ who reveals God Robert F. BANKS currently for emergency accommodation. Biblical Scholar and Author, Canberra Leigh Creek to Port Lincoln and South than each of the areas covered by the agencies put together can only and, therefore, truth. If, as Paul says in The entire bottom end of the market has what his gospel Yorke Peninsula, and many parishes in clergy of Leigh Creek and Coober accommodate one-quarter of those who Col. 1:16, all things were created in Christ, completely dried up. This is an appalling between. They were able to see mining are sleeping in the streets!' through Christ and for Christ, then the Normal Retail $24.95 The problems of ministry in NW Texas crisis which the deepening economic centres, industrial cities and farming and means is meaning of the universe is found in the SPECIAL RELEASE PRICE $15.95 (Hard Cover) plus $2.50 packing and postage. are being discussed with the view to Dr. Moyes was named by the NSW situation in Australia is only going to Please place your order now through: Impact Books Ltd., ' fishing communities. Some parishes having what Bishop Hulsey described as gospel. The gospel was God's blueprint Fathers Day Council as "NSW Father of make worse." 18 King Street, arranged youth meetings so that Byron 'Canon XI priests—raised up from the the Year" and he was speaking at a for creation and must interpret it. It must Dr. Moves called for a more through the NEWTOWN. N.S.W. 2042. could meet people of his own age. local congregations, trained but not sent special celebration service at "The therefore interpret the Bible. Christ as compassionate approach to emergency I Telephone: (02) 51 2225 Bishop Sam even found himself co-opted to seminary, ordained to priesthood as Church of the Homeless" in Darlinghurst. Alpha and Omega (Rev. 22:13), Christ as accommodation. Currently the top of the to help dig a trench for drainage pipes at sacramental ministers, licensed to serve This church is run especially for homeless Bible" author and perfectos of our faith (Heb. Please supply me with priority waiting lists still takes three copies of 'God Who is Rich in Mercy' at $15.90 the Diocesan Centre during a break in only in their own congregations". The people in the heart of Sydney and on 12:2), and Christ as our wisdom (1 Cor plus $2.50 packing and postage. months before accommodation can be the sessions of Clergy Conference. Bishop hopes that this will lead Sunday, September 7th celehrated twenty 1:30) are different ways of saying the found, He called for government policies Clergy, from most parishes, and their eventually to having one stipendiary years. same thing: all meaning of all things !JAME to stimulate private sector building to wives heard Bishop Hulsey speak on 31st priest in a composite parish with an The effects of the fall of mankind must resides in Christ who is revealed in his At the anniversary service attended by take the demand off the bottom of the ADDRESS July on life in NW Texas. He gave some 'indigenous' priest in each centre. not be underestimated. The rejection of gospel. two hundred homeless persons Dr. market levels. Edward Eagar Lodge interesting personal details of his God's word and the darkening of the Learning to interpret the Bible correctly Recently five permanent deacons were Moyes said "In the last year to June 1986 houses one hundred homeless people POSTCODE background — having a grandfather, human mind means that while every fart is part of cur being saved; it is an aspect ordained and there are two women Sydney rents have risen at a rate of five each night and is operated by Wesley I enclose cheque/money order Charlie Byron, who was a vaudeville actor in the universe actually speaks of God of our intellectual sanctification and priests in the Diocese, one of whom is times the inflation rate and poor people Central Mission under the supervision of Please charge my Bankcard/Mastercard/Visa Card and personal ventriloquist to Queen chaplain to one of the seven day schools and must be interpreted by God, man therefore of our salvation. But the gospel are being squeezed out of low cost Rev. Noreen Towers, a woman minister N°-11_1 1 EFT l I 1_1_1 1 ILL] Victoria. Charlie went to America, was now interprets every fact as denying God is the power of God for salvation, so it is of the Diocese. The other has her own accommodation. There has been a huge who for twenty years has worked among converted at a Union Gospel Mission and as requiring interpretation from man the power of God to make us right Signature: congregation. demand in the upsurge for public the homeless in Sydney. himself as the final point of reference. interpreters of the word. 5 copies or muse will be sent post free. 2 — AUSTRALIAN CHURCH RECORD, OCTOBER 8, 10.8b AUSTRALIAN CHURCH RECORD, OCTOBER 6, 1986 — 3

Quick Cuts The resurrection WORLD REVIEW The resurrection of Jesus Christ has Letting "god" become the focus point for discussion Brother Egyptian and argument in the church in recent Noah's Ark National get in the way days. The world is. watching with amazement as Christians themselves Andrew attacks Christians seem to be denying the reality of Jesus search Christian of God? Christ's victory. Why destroy the church liberal when it seems to be doing a very released from abandoned Conference in effective job itself? What is at stake here? I believe that it's theology prison again Beijing wrong to think that the more liberal Alan Craddock Produces empty churches, full World concern a factor' n their Christians are simply denying the James Irwin imprisoned in., Protestant church statistics hospitals freedom resurrection. On the whole they wish to Turkey revised. affirm very clearly that Jesus Christ is KOSSEN, Austria (EP) — Liberal ARABOD, CYPRUS (ODNS) your ERZURUM, Turkey (EP) — Former US alive, having risen from the dead on the theology has "paved the way for empty Muslims who converted to Christianity The Fourth National Christian third day. They will speak, however, of a churches and full hospitals;' Brother astronaut James Irwin was detained Aug. Conference opened on 16 August in have been set free from Cairo prisons Once, one of my colleagues asked 'spiritual' resurrection, one that involved Andrew claimed during an international 30 by Turkish police following allegations Beijing. At the opening session, Bishop can shed these unhelpful views and where they had been held since January what it was like to work, in counselling, the spirit of Jesus surviving death and conference of Christian medical workers, 1986 on charges steming from their that he was engaged in espionage during Wang Shenyin, a Vice-chair of the Three- discover the truth. Of course, this is one his search for Noah's Ark. Irwin denied with so many highly religious clients. He encountering his disciples both then and held in Austria recently. "crime" of converting from Islam to Self Patriotic Movement, summarised of the outcomes which is possible the charge. was less interested in my answer than he now. On this view it does not matter in Christianity. developments since the Third National through a counselling process. The Dutch-born founder of Open was to offer his own opinion. He felt that the slightest whether the body of Christ is Five American members of Irwin's team Conference in 1980. Thus, as a Christian who is also a Doors and author of the best-selling First to be released in mid-August was it must be very difficult to work with such still in its grave or not. Indeed many of and two Dutch television crewmen were Protestant churches across China now the physical resurrection of Jesus there book God's Smuggler, made his scathing Ibtisam Mustapha Tawfik, the mother of a mess of superstition, guilt feelings and counsellor, I certainly do not regard these Christians•think it most likely that also detained. All eight were put under have about 6000 clergy and have would be no fact worth talking about. attack on liberal theology during the seven-year-old twins, Mohib and Eman. repressions. Surely you find it hard to working with highly religious persons to the physical remains of Jesus are still in house arrest on the morning of the 30th, ordained 300 since the seminary at The experience presupposes the empty International Hospital Christian Her husband Samir Adbul Bad, a Cairo respect all that garbage! My brief reply involve work with an unrewarding mess. the ground. For them, the resurrection is but were released in the evening with no Nanjing opened in 1981, according to On the contrary, true faith adds a tomb. Fellowship (IHCF) Conference. dentist, and her sisters, Eman and Nagwa was that there is a great deal more to spiritual. explanation. Wang. He also noted that after the major liberating and dynamic ingredient to the Thirdly, the liberal view seems He cited the situation in Holland where Tawfik, were released a few days later. religious faith than he gave credit for and Several remarks need to be made. In seminary at Nanjing was established ten counselling process. Where a persoses strangely shy of the body. It prefers spirit he said that last year there were some' They had been detained on charges of that he would do well to recognise the the first place, the liberal view involves a According to a spokesman for Ministry other junior or two-year seminaries have view of 'god' hinders his/her relationship to body; yet God created both spirit and 20,000 cases of euthanasia and 50,000 to Middle East Christians of Phoenix, making an illegal flight and taking illegal danger of generalization and repudiation of the original witnesses. pictures. Officials said they may have been established around the country. with God there is the opportunity for body and is willing and able to have us abortions. Arizona, all four were held without oversimplification. I don't think he was Read the gospels yourselves — if they are Two more at Guangzhou and Beijing are loving and gentle confrontation in which dwell in the future in bodies transformed formal charges and were detained filmed sensitive military areas on Turkey's too impressed by my desire for him to not saying that the tomb was empty on "All of this is a result of man turning his to be opened soon. Wang put the the client may choose to make some to be like the glorious body of our Lord border with the Soviet Union, as Mount think about his prejudices in a little more back on God's answer," said Brother "simply because they sad all left Islam to number of Protestant churches open in the third day, they are saying nothing at Jesus Christ The liberal view involves the Ararat is adjacent to both Soviet and depth, changes and become freed from Andrew, who is also an International follow Jesus Christ" China at "more than 40007 and the unhelpful misconceptions. all and language has lost its meaning. miraculous, just as the conventional one Iranian borders. An independent news Coordinator for IHCF. "Liberal theology The growing outpouring of letters and number of Protestant Christians at three My colleague's view is very common. It Secondly the liberal view puts a great does; but it seems such a thin and agency reported that Irwin's team was has paved the way for organized unbelief / petitions from concerned Christians million, He said that 2.1 million copies of contains some truth for some people, but deal of emphasis on what is called the unsatisfying miracle, beside the bodily released when Turkey's police chief and the rejection of the divine around the world unquestionably was a the Bible have been printed in China it cannot be fairly applied to all highly experience of the resurrection, namely resurrection of our Lprd Jesus Christ confirmed that the team had been given commandments. The result is not only factor in the release of this family. Both since 1980. (People's Daily, overseas religious people. My experience in the impact that the resurrected Christ has attested to by scripture. 'I believe in the permission to fly and photograph in the DREWS REMOVALS—) empty churches but full hospitals, human rights organizations and several counselling christians is that, for many, on people's lives. Now I would be the last Resurrection of the Body'l Ararat region. edition, 19 Aug 86; NCNA in English, 18 crowded abortion clinics, and governments became involved in low- Aug 86) their faith represents a significant to deny that this is so—he lives for me, Local, Country & Interstate Peter Jensen overcrowded psychiatric institutions." Irwin decided to abandon this year's resource. It gives them hope and a sense key ways to see that these Christians Some of Wang's figures are not very too—but it is foolish to stress the quest for Noah's Ark when Turkish of optimism. It gives them a foundation He claimed that because of liberal were released. precise. In November 1985 Ding G. & C. DREW experience at the expense of the fact (We suggest that you might like to use this officials barred hint from climbing the on which they can build changes which theology, today much of the Church has While radical Muslim newspapers and Guangxun said there were 4000 church,, These two belong together—without article in your Parish Paper) Ahura Gorge on the northern face of otherwise might represent vain goals. PTY. LTD. "no influence on the quality of our lives!' extremists were calling for the executions open in China. This compareeswith just Mount Ararat, close to the Soviet frontier, Faith provides a spiritual dimension for (Established 1946) of these prisoners who had turned away 1600 in April 1984. Therefore in 1984 and The Dutchman told medical personnel where Irwin believes the Ark is located. the development of self and other-person from Islam, the Egyptian government, 1985, churches were being opened at No connection in any way with firms of that they had a unique opportunity to .His team was given permission to climb a awareness, an awareness in which God's similar name Interpreting the Bible continued whose past Human Rights record has rate of at least 1200 per year. If this rate or share the "Gospel of forgiveness" with only the southern face of the mountain. word is taken seriously. Faith looks to a restored by Christ to acceptance of the been commendable, was putting forth growth has continued, there should be 68 Smiths Ave., Hurstville 2220 The second stage of interpretaton is to patients and fellow workers. "One Irwin Was climbed Ararat five times. renewed, real and dynamic relationship truth. God's word interprets the universe considerable effort in seeking a peaceful close to 5000 churches open in China. establish the meaning of the properly psychiatrist in Holland told me that if (EPNS) with God, enabled by Christ's sacrifice, of which the Bible is a part. The Bible is way out of this dilemma. However, due to Wang's suggestion that there were three Telephone: 50 8366 exegeted text in its organic relationship to someone could convince his patients that and empowered by the sanctifying work a unique part for it is God's word written. the extremists' fervor for the deaths of million Protestant Christians is also a After Hours 726 7098 Jesudd Christ Curiously„ many their sins were forgiven then 50 percent of the Holy Spirit Anything, in the will of Therefore, it must interpret itself in the the converts, those released are in a great revision downward from previous TSPM evangelical books on the subject of could go home tomorrow;' he said. God, is possible and this has to be an same way that God must identify and deal of danger. public statements that there are about interpretaton (or hermenutics) make only (EPNS) enormous source of encouragement All interpret himself to us. When we say that four million Christians in China. Other passing reference to the unity of the Bible The MMC spokesman reported to these factors combine to produce a "Expect great things from God the self-interpreting Bible is interpreted sources outside China, including our and seem almost unaware of the Open Doors News Service that "while the" highly effective set of resources in a through Jesus Christ, we are identifying Center, estimate that the number is in controlling function of the gospel in all four Muslim Christians were imprisoned English Rural fa( I counselling situation. But what of the Attempt pleat things for God" the actual content of the Bible which much higher than either of these figures. interpretaton. they had a number of fruitful times when my colleague's view contains dictates the correct method of The Bible itself must inform us of the opportunities to demdnstrate the power Churches The Chinese Church Research Center substance? interpretation of the biblical literature. English and grace of God's love and relAte the has also learned from a recent visitor to way in which all texts relate to Jesus Christian faith is only a resource when It is easy to say that the Holy Spirit much-needed good news of Jesus to China that the new Beijing Seminary will Chris: The nature of the gospel as the it is authentic, that is, when it is based applies the word of God to us. We realise, other prisoners, as well as to the prison reprieved be named the Yenching Seminary, caner historic event of the God-man establishes Evangelical upon what God has revealed of Himself of course, that this is not an automatic officials. Yenching was the name of one of China's gnsa that the unity of the Bible lies in the in scripture and in Christ Sometimes, thing. Essential to our lives of service to Lay eldership an answer most famous seminaries. In the 1950s it natural historical sense of the text as it "Upon their release from prison, the human views of God are distortions and God is the humanly responsible task of clergy was one of just two seminaries along with testifies to the saving acts of God. This converts received what amounted to A Suffolk rural deanery, with four misinterpretations of that revelation. In submitting ourselves to the word through Nanjing Union Seminary after the union rules out a bald literalism which assumes verbal apologies from officials who had clergymen between 23 country parishes, the extreme, these views can come more careful study of the Bible. This study, to of seminaries in China. Yenching was that history is self-evident and self- challenge spoken against the believers. The officials, last weekend commissioned 13 lay parish from our fears, hang-ups and false be fruitful, needs to include the right then closed in 1960, with the students WILLIAM CAREY interpreting. The natural sense of the expressed great respect for and interest in elders to conduct services and do assumptions than from what God has interpretation of the word so that we being transferred to Nanjing. The Bible is not what the naturalistic critic 'Repudiate Jenkins' the lives of these converts to Christ and pastoral work for their own communities. chosen to reveal to us. No wonder that CHRISTIAN SCHOOL understand its meaning for us. informant believed that Yenching would would accept He has already precluded a Evangelical clergy in the north-east acknowledged they had told lies about The Rev. Stuart Morris, the Rural Dean some people can worship a god of the Liverpool offer more advanced courses. Beijing When we allow the Bible to identify its universe in which God controls history, have called on the Archbishop of them because there were 'pressures' of Beccles and South Elmham, said the volcano more readily than the God of Applications are invited from committed already has a small two-year seminiary. own message certain characteristics stand acts in history, and speaks a word to Canterbury "or such bishops as are upon them to do so!' commissioning of local elders arose out revelation when their lives are dominated Christian teachers of Reformed per- out We discover a unity based on the interpret history. prepared to identify with the faith of the of a practical necessity but "is really a Neel by fear of an imminent eruption. suasion for the vacancy of (preferably a history of God's dealings with his created male) The gospel also rules out allegory as a universal Church publicly to repudiate" better vision of what the church is People often let the 'god' created by order and, in a special redemptive and about" method of interpretation since this the teaching of the Bishop of Durham. their own mind and emotions get in the revelatory way, with his people. The unity assumes that history is meaningless. That The elders, commissioned by Canon way of their view of God as He reveals exists because all God's purposes reside "Certain requests" are being made to leaves us with a controlled method of Geoffrey Tarris, come from a wide range International in Christ It is the nature of the unity in the Archbishop and other bishops Himself. I remember when I was a young TEACHER typology. Typology refers to the death, following the meeting of the executive of ages and backgrounds. The rural dean Christian, being helped to recognise this Christ which dictates the method of discernible fact that what God has done for a composite 3 and 4 gia,I,. committee of the North-East (Durham said that some were indigenous village point by reading "Your God Is Too Small" interpretation. in Jesus Christ he has foreshadowed in Hong Kong Christian 1987 and Newcastle) Diocesan Evangelical people and some were retired people by J. B. Phillips. His thesis was that there the real historical acts of redemption in Fellowship last week. from the towns: most were women. are destructive and unhelpful views of the Old Testament. History is given its church leaders They have Media God — the resident policeman, the The teacher will have to be able to agree The Christian interpreter true significance as that which God Members of the fellowship were been trained, some in with and uphold the reformed credal particularly worried by the suggestion of pastoral work, some in leading worship parental hangover, the heavenly bosom, The first stage of interpretation is the controls for his purposes. The way God position of the school. the Archbishop of Canterbury in his emigrate and some in both. Conference the managing director etc. — which exegesis of the passage in question. This moved from his first redemptive speech at the General Synod that it was impede our view of God as he really is. means finding out what the text was revelation (Gen. 3:15) to his goal in Christ Mr. Morris said that two years ago the Further Information and application "possible to believe fully in the Threatens pastoral oversight Holland venue for October People with distorted views are greatly saying when it was originally written. The can be described in terms of key deanery had to make a decision, either to forms may be obtained from: Resurrection and Incarnation" while HONG KONG (Ell —A marked gathering at risk. Their lives are often cluttered with words, or the grammar of the passage, elements. We can look at it from the shut up the country churches or to having doubts on the empty tomb of increase in the emigration of Hong Kong the kind of mess to which my colleague must be understood in their context of point of view of the covenant, or the develop a new pattern of ministry. There The INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN The Administrator Jesus and the virgin birth. church leaders to the West since China's was referring. There can he guilt feeling history and culture, hence the so-called kingdom of God, or some other aspect was an almost unanimous decision to try MEDIA CONFERENCE will be held Liverpool/Campbelitown Christian agreement with Great Britain to take over which stems from a completely false idea grammatico-historical method. Some The important thing is that we allow They agreed with the remarks of the something new. October 13-17 in Holland, under the School Ltd. Hong Kong in 1997 has been noted by of what God wants for us. The opposite PO. exegetes regard the rules of exegesis as God's fullest and final word in Christ to Bishop of Salisbury, chairman of the Although there was no opposition theme of PARTNERS IN Box 90 Cabramatta NSW 2166 Wilson Chow, dean of the China can also be true, where there are feelings common sense and self-evident scientific interpret all that goes before or after it Church of England Doctrine Commission, locally to the commissioning of parish COMMUNICATION. The Conference will Graduate School of Theology. of complacency when repentance is rules. The Bible is treated as any other Thus, the relationship of every single on BBC Radio 4 that the Bishops' Report elders Mr. Morris said that he had had to gather some 500 Christians who are more in order. There can be a reluctance 0 book. But the grammatico-historical text in the Bible to us as Christians is "sanctions a departure from the accepted Local pastors, para-church ministry face some opposition from within the involved in media use. to face certain feelings and beliefs RAY PALMER — method is valid only because God has sense of the universal faith as reflected in directors, and key laypeople are leaving a diocese. indirect There is one mediator between Among them will be Rev. John and because they are falsely assumed to be PIANO TUNING spoken through human mediators of his the creeds"; but they saw this as showing Hong Kong that faces an uncertain future. God and men, the man Christ Jesus (1 The four clergy, who under the Cathryn Thew, missionaries with Church unacceptable to God. In this situation word. And all his words thus spoken Tim. 2:5), and we related to what God hes that very serious problems remain. Communist China has promised to avoid Playing (Receptions etc.) and advice re Sheffield formula are meant to be Missionary Society in .Pakistan. They were people can lose sight entirely of certain point to and are fulfilled in the Word said at any point only through him. major social in Hong Kong for at least 50 purchase of new or second-hand The greatest alarm, however, was reduced to two, see themselves as having first in Karachi where they established critical attributes of God and hence come made flesh, Jesus Christ History and years, but many people doubt that pianos. (02) 357 1959. (There are three questions which must be caused by the Bishop of Durham's a support and oversight role. Dastak Recording Ministry for the Church to feel that God is unapproachable and culture do not swallow up the eternal put to all texts if we are to interpret them remarks at the General Synod, which promise. The lure of a better life The elders will organise the visiting of of Pakistan. Dastak supplies 4 weekly solely a source of torture. truth of God in that the incarnation of correctly. First, the exegetical question, were seen as "caricaturing" the universal materially and a chance to continue their the bereaved, the sick and newcomers programs to Radio FEBA, Seychelles. Christ was not culturally and historically what did the text mean to its original faith of the Church in a God who caused ministry elsewhere are other reasons for I. B. Phillips has put it well: "These are and conduct PCC meetings and Sunday Last year John and Cathryn moved THE AUSTRALIAN CHURCH RECORD. Editorial conditioned. When grammatico- writer? Secondly the hermeneutical the virgin birth and empty tomb. The leaving, Chow says. undoubtedly professing Christians with services, except for Holy Communion. inland, where they are establishing the childish conceptions of God which could and Business. First Floor, Si Andrews House. historical exegesis tries to establish the question, what does the text mean in Bishop of Durham had said that such a "By far the main reason for their Audio-Visual Project for the Diocese of not stand up to the winds of real life for Sydney Square. Sydney 2000 This is a National meaning of the text apart from the relation to Jesus Christ? Thirdly, he God was either "a cultic idol" or "the emigration is their children — their They may not preach, but a series of Hyderabad. This project, in partnership five minutes." I would go even further. paper issued fortnightly on alternate Mondays recognition of God's word as the ruling homiletical or pastoral question, what very devil". education, upbringing and future homilies is being prepared that they can Subscription is S20.00 per year. posted. read. with others, provides development, factor, its findings are futile. does the text mean for us today? opportunities." adds Chow. There are some people whose Printed by J Bell 8 Co Pty. Ltd 13 McCauley (CEN) (EPNS) teaching and evangelistic materials for misconceptions of God are such that" (CEN) Street. Alexandria. N SW 2015 4 — AUSTRALIAN CHURCH RECORD, OCTOBER 6, 1986 , the tribal peoples of Sind, Pakistan. they cannot know Him at all unless they

AUSTRALIAN CHURCH RECORD. OCTOBER 6. 1986 — 5 Perth Bible Society in new Laj news venture LETTERS

"Audiolink" -- an exciting communications advance Finding true peace The printed report states in part, "EASTER IN THE USSR, 1986... The police Dear Sir, arrived in buses and cars. The believers were eaiwoidcw Have you read the drivel on the brochure, chased into the street where two buses drove "1,000,090 Minutes of Peace"? Drivel it is and at them from opposite directions. They were worse, for the attractive insert is devoted to beaten, dragged by the hair and abused. The the breaking down of true spirituality. The report mentions three officers by name, who message is syncretist and religious occult 'distinguished' themselves by special brutality Bible, tradition and weariness It is not the United Nations Organisation or the World Council of Churches that is in Could it be that both reports are true? charge of men's affairs. If we persist in ignoring Perhaps the communists do not oppose a For over 300 years the Anglican Church has been interpreting art:, I( on his forthcoming visit will, nevertheless, spend hours in discussing God and turning to the systems of man's mind, religion that is confined to the dull repetition 34 of its 39 Articles in a variety of local situations which are far reconciliation with his church on a basis which will compromise the then He withdraws Himself leaving us to the of pious platitudes. folly of "reprobate minds" (Romans 1:28), different from that of 1662: gospel. They also urge others to spend time listening to the results of In 2 Timothy, 3:5 we read as a characteristic hardened, and unprincipled and the whole these discussions, and so draw them into the same process. But, there of the "Last Days" ... "they will hold to the 'It is not necessary that the traditions and ceremonies be in all nation can be dragged into the cesspool of outward form of religion, but reject its real would be little room for such profitless conversations if the Word of godlessness. places one, and utterly like; for at all times they have been power!' divers, and maybe changed according to the diversities of God were being proclaimed boldly. Where attention is paid to How our Almighty God must burn hot with So here we have the secret of peaceful co- speaking the gospel clearly, Roman Catholics are converted to Christ, indignation to see these false prophets of countries, times, manners, so that nothing be ordained against existence with Satan. Don't rock the boat! grasp him with full assurance by faith, not "amalgamated" into a new peace deceive His people, and His words God's Word.' But is that the Gospel for which Christ died, denomination. twisted. Yet He knows the end from the The Articles have given freedom for revision, for change, for beginning and His curse is upon world and against which the gates of hell will not And the confusion which comes from allowing competing centres prevail? diversity. They have incorporated a spirit of freedom reflective of the government and those things which emanate of loyalty determine what we do spreads. Now it is women's ministry from ideological international decrees If your church were in Russia, how would fluidity of churches glimpsed in the earliest christian communities. which is being discussed by Anglicans, with Roman Catholics, for (Genesis 11). you find things? Yet, that spirit of freedom we see in the Articles was not without their response. No longer does the Bible just have to compete for our God's word to this generation is that peace Yours faithfully, definition — 'that nothing be ordained against God's Word: depends totally on our spiritual attention with Anglican tradition on this most important issue, but Fred Woodgate, God's Word was the defining principle of the Reformation. It set acknowledgement and confession of Christ Collaroy Beach, NSW also papal tradition. When will we clear our sights, and work to define Biblical history records thousands of men and women free to believe and to teach the truth in truly and implement the essentials of the biblical teaching on women's 'Christians' being destroyed because, although effective ways, ways then foreign to the prevailing orthodoxy. The ministry? they knew God, nevertheless gave heed to , Place of church music Word set men and women free to die for a message that they had deceptive spirits (1 Tim 4:11, the like of which The second example of weariness comes from within the Anglican come to understand as of more importance and value than outworn are found in this 'Peace' brochure. But God is Dear Sir, church. The 39 Articles define a church as 'a congregation of faithful and untrue traditions. in full control. It was my great pleasure recently to be men, in which the pure Word of God is preached and the sacraments The brochure displays the support of K. involved with the Sydney Choirs Festival — an The church of the Reformation century, threatened on all sides, ministered according to Christ's ordinance (art 19): What is 'Christ's Mart, Caltex, Macquarie Network, Bowater annual event organised by the Royal School of survived because of the dedication with which it pursued and ordinance' when it comes to the ministry of the sacraments? Can only Scott, and others: they should be noted as Church Music NSW Committee. At the practised God's Word. In the 39 Articles it captured definitions of should be the Federal Government for the conclusion of the rehearsals, the guest a priest minister them, and in a white robe? Does Christ's ordinance abuse of public money in propagating conductor, Mervyn Byers, an Australian truth that would safeguard a biblical church. Unfortunately, in our forbid duly licensed lay people from administering the sacraments, in musician and former organist at St. Andrew's laws and constitutions, those statements have accrued so much legal The people behind ea: h oilier --behind the voices: (I. to r). Grant Stone (Movie Reyieivis), Roth falsehood. the same way as they already do with the Word of God through Cathedral who is now living and working in Walker (News), David Harris (Music Scene) and Brad Entwistle (Presenter), the man behind everyone The most terrible sight is to find many baggage that the church is in danger of being ruled by modern England, exhorted us all to "keep traditional preaching? Not likely. But the fears and jeers of Anglican tradition else! Christian journals harbouring similar trends of scribes whose pedantic interpretations befuddle the clearest biblical church music alive". It seems, however, that again force us to displace the concerns of the Word of God; with the apostasy emanating from clergy and lay alike. mind. Men's legal word is in danger of dictating to God's Word. we have been doing rather the opposite in end result that the sacraments and their ministry continue to be The BIBLE SOCIETY IN WA, Perth, has contacted the Bible Society and offered "It is a terrible thing to tall into the hands of recent times, the result being to bring our produced an exciting means of his services. "The quality and contents the living God!' What we desperately need is courage to break with this scribal approved in the church at large as mystical and mysterious, instead conveying news interviews, shot up;' commented Kim Duncan. church music down to the lowest level of tradition and let the Bible and its ministry be our only basis of policy. of the clear signs of fellowship which the Bible portrays them as. A. fames' ilson acceptance. A consequence has been an contemporary music scene items, both Brad Entwhistle is the AUDIOLINK Buderim, Qld attitude in worship which is not honouring to Christian leaders and congregations need to be encouraged to let Again, when will we clear our sights, and work to define and through interview and album selections, Presenter. God. God's Word be the basis of decision making. Legal interpretation of implement the essentials of the biblical teaching on lay ministry? as well as movie and book reviews. The production team grew as Quite obviously, the encouragement to such articles and constitutions must be subservient An uncluttered and All this weariness, and misplaced energy, comes from letting our life one way or another must come from those It is called "AUDIOLINK". AUDIOLINK is professional radio personalities were The church in Russia unfettered gospel needs to be proclaimed. Urgently, congregational perspectives and actions become dominated by the contradictions of a stereo cassette "magazine" produced approached and became involved. Ruth in authority, namely, clergy, choir directors and growth needs to be fostered in a way that reflects New Testament Anglican denominational life, instead of letting the bible call the quarterly, for the subscription price of Walker reads the news segment, ,n her organists. Dear Sir, definitions and flexibility. shots. Our Reformers let the bible reconstruct their church even to $1S. experienced ABC newsreader voice. Ruth Unless there is dialogue between these How much religious freedom operates groups and they work together. fine church But for many of us, our nerve is being sapped through the tirednes, the point of arrest, banishment and death. By letting other voices has been on the ABC in Perth for more behind the iron curtain of communist Russia? Although produced by YOUTHFORCE, than four years and her professional music, both traditional and contemporary, of having to seek harmony with those who will only give it on less qualify the Word of God, we not only betray the gains of the Some Australians, returning from a visit, say containing those scriptural truths which the Youth Department of the Bible experience shows, or rather, can be than biblical grounds, and the constant re-stating of biblical Reformers, which we live off, but are in danger of falling under hurches in Moscow are full, and that no enable the believer to worship truly and "see Society, it is not a Bible Society principles in the face of covert or open denigration. A lot of the heard. atempt is made to curtail worship. , the King in His glory", will, in the main, be Stephen's censure: promotion "gimmick" but rather an Grant Stone presents movie reviews for sung by secular choirs, many of whose tiredness comes from letting very subordinate, even untrue sources endeavour to have a positive ministry to On the other hand, I have just returned 'You stiff necked people, with uncircumcised hearts and ears! AUDIOLINK. He has a weekly radio numbers would not profess to understand of authority compete for the place we are bound to give to the Bible young people, through the one common from a fact, film and prayer evening conducted You are just like your fathers: you always resist the Holy Spirit! programme "reviewing science fiction by the Australian representatives of the what they are singing, let alone believe it! alone. Two examples will suffice. means of communication all young Was there ever a prophet your fathers did not persecute? They and fantasy!' Grant is also an elder in the evangelical churches in Russia. Their story is Shirley Mills people enjoy ... stereo cassettes. First, godly men and women in our denomination are encouraged even killed those who predicted the coming of the Righteous Dianella Church of Christ and works as one of intimidation, persecution and Choir Director, to spend time in conversations and discussions with a church, the One. And now you have betrayed and murdered him — you As the name suggests, "AUDIOLINK" Special Collections Librarian at the Imprisonment Pawls, Wahroonga, NSW Roman Catholic church, which denies the all sufficiency of Christ and who have received the law that was put into effect through links young people with what is Murdoch University. his Scripture. Even leaders who will not appear publicly with the Pope angels but have not obeyed it (Acts 7.51ff, NW)! happening in the world around them, David Harris has worked in such radio through an audio recording. stations as Sydney's 2)), 2WG Wagga, 3CV Commenced as a promotional product Maryborough 3SH Swan Hill and 3KZ in 1982, by Gene Howell, a WA Bible Melbourne. David claims that he "fled Melbourne Anglicans voice concern Society deputationist, AUDIOLINK was Melbourne seeking more (in life) than More justice for families and in families taken over in 1984 by Kim Duncan, the telling the time and playing pointless newly appointed Youth Worker at that music". * Non-payment of maintenance by time. Kim had a technical background in The Anglican national Social NATIONAL MANAGE Quite a mixture of talent and yet all Responsibilities Commission, for the first non-custodial parents keeps children Appeals radio; but no experience in announcing contributing to the finished product of a time in five years "going it alone" in a in poverty A great weal of revival in many communial HOME OF PEACE HOSPITAL or on-air interviewing. cassette magazine which "communicates opened the door lot the chance of a lifetime. The chance io get (Deaconess Institution) Social Justice Statement, has called on * Domestic violence thousends of Bibles end pieces of Christian 'demure behind the to young people on the move". One of the listeners, Brad Entwhistle, governments to provide more economic Iron and Bamboo Curtains. We an helping to bold dp the Minn The Statement calls on the Church to who hew been under amen persecution. There is a lot of wore EVERSLEIGH justice for families and more justice have had to mete a now examine male and female roles more to be done. So much so IFNI. 274 Addison Road, Petersham within families. VOLMOn critically, to take marriage preparation of NERINGAH Neringab Avenue, Wahroonga The Statement, released today U E NATIONAL MANAGER young people more seriously, and to start GREENWICH "Peace Movement subverting simultaneously in all States, will be read DO YOU FIT THIS PROFILE. ? programs for "singles". PHONE: (048) 71 1044 River Road, Greenwich and studied in Anglican Churches for "No wonder many give the church KEY OBJECTIVES Social Justice Sunday September 28. Those hospitals (320 beds) undertake special- the church?" away", says the Statement "They see no Sales and To help espand Field klinismes in Communisi lands by ised medical and nursing care of chronically While using some of the same data as justice there". Services Conference The management of Underground patients of any age, nationality or religious Controversial issues proclaimed for Sydney the recent Catholic Social Welfare Evangelism Representation. Direct Mail The Statement challenges State and MAZDA and and Special fundraising Propos in faith. Commission report "Fair Go For make Mese contribute to the Federal Governments to "take family life Many controversial issues concerning Christian Soldiers," etc., and cadet units Families", it comes up with different VOLKSWAGENS elf.. .mess or Ma orgenisation and These hospitals are co-operating with certain and functioning seriously", and to growth general hospitals in the retraining of eligible the Christian, the Peace Movement and in Church schools. solutions. It does not support income recognise that family units are "the most patients to return to their normal environment the Church will be closely examined at The Chairman of the Conference splitting, but reform of the tax and social QUALIFICATIONS cost-effective way to organise Australians (home, etc ). the 1986 National Conference for Peace, Committee is Rev. Fred Nile, E.D., LTh., security systems and better distribution The auscassfoi rendpdale and share resources together". able to to the Your help is urgently needed for our immedi- Freedom and Justice at the NSW Baptist M.L.C., a member of the NSW Parliament of financial resources. qilfificato(W. ate and future needs, including the rehabili- Theological College, Sydney from Friday and a minister of the Uniting Church of It concludes: "The Government must 11 1k — The Statement identifies major social Chrisanti tation units at each hospital. 3rd to Monday 6th October, 1986. Australia. reform the tax and social security systems justice issues for Australians as 121 Active member of lose! PLEASE to support family life generally, but also ST. JUDE'S CARLTON SMITH OWENS SERVICE Church REMEMBER THE Issues to be discussed concern Peace The Conference Registrar is Dr. Leslie HOSPITAL IN YOUR * Unequal wealth distribution to shift resources towards poorer and 131 Committed ro World WILL and the Catholic Commission for Peace Kemeny,a leading nuclear scientist of the ASSOCIATE MINISTER Evangelism .specilit .111, larger families. rhis is not just an REMOVALS intetested so.... All donations over $2 are allowable and Justice. During 1986 there has been a University of NSW. Dr. Kemeny is an a Increasing feminisation of poverty ideological question. It has become a ov.rogehem .n Cotnintmst deductions for income tax purposes. great deal of debate over the policies of active member of the Baptist Church. * Deteriorating government economic Small or large Countries through fund social justice issue". raising communisations in Fbr further information phone or the Commission and the expenditure of support through taxation and A fulltime worker is needed from /Suewt& write to Another major speaker at the STORAGE-PACKING TAXI TRUCKS funds raised for overseas aid. income security systems Commission Chairman Bishop Oliver February 1987 to exercise significant 101 learterthm skills in the Box 124, Post Office Petersham Conference is Dr. John Whitehall, who is Reasonable following Heyward of Bendigo said today: "The ministry in the 10 am congregation. and Reliable CormurocetwIns verbal and N.S.W., 2049 Another area of debate In be examined a specialist Paediatrician. He is also an * Families with children penalised by Planningo one a. to groups Church has had a significant commitment Priorities are commitment to lay minis- 9 PIONEER AVE, THORNLEIGH Telephone: 560 3866 is the Peace Movement and the Uniting active member of the Baptist Church. tax system 151 Operations to family life as an ideal, but we have not try and training, relevant worship and Phone: 84 6467 Church. Some critics have -claimed the 16) Nompmen and looMen, Professor Mark Cooray of Macquarie a Poverty traps for pensioners trying to always been realistic about its difficulties. teaching, and outreach. Trained lay volunteers end pro-communist elements of the Peace University is also a key participant at the re-enter the work force person may be considered. L Owens 48 1539 interested g.pl Movement are using the Uniting Church Conference. He is an active member of "This Statement addresses the social In Administration and * Lack of permanent part-time work justice dimensions of family life in supervision as a bridgehead into the other Christian the Anglican Church. Enquiries: golly the successful ay,..cant wrIl be already involved in any of Me STAINED GLASS WINDOWS and job-sharing hurts sole parents Australia and calls on governments to be following Evangelism Pasionng arfenng Ctrnwlunic•Itent PA denominations, into the whole Christian The National Conference will be Peter Adam, Church. * Social isolation and homelessness of more supportive. 235 Palmerston Street, K. J. Little opened at 7.30 p.m. on Friday 3rd some families IF TNIS PROFILE FITS YOU. "Families are not only the best way to CARLON 30353 PLEASE CONTACT TONY BROWN The morality of military service will also October, 1986 by the US Consul-General (Ex•cimy• Olvectol on LOS 5402 19 Barden Street, * 100,000 families on waiting lists for live, they are the most economical. For be carefully considered in view of the Mr. John Dorrance with his keynote (03) 347 7493 public housing that reason at least governments ought to UNDERGROUND EVANGELISM Arn iHe 2205 recent attacks by vocal critics in the address on the subject — "Peace, take more interest" evilion Minis.. of Evengeliem Corners Omit. Church on the role of military chaplains, Deterrence and Arms Control—The US * Inadequate income transfers within D5 Stanley Street [tient. et n rvn,•NSW 2200 Pho S99/448 so-called militaristic hymns "Onward View." families

8 — AUSTRALIAN CHURCH RECORD, OCTOBER 6, 1 986 AUSTRALIAN CHURCH RECORL'7-0-erOBER 15, 4996 ....- 7 ARCIC-II in Wales Christianity Today article Brother Andrew in Lebanon Agreement on salvation and the church BEIRUT, LEBANON (ODNS) — Brother with a general of a 'T hl ,tian' militia supports women's ordination Andrew, the Dutch-born founder of group who told him their motto is: 'Every The Second Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission (ARCIC-II) held its Open Doors, has travelled to war-torn Lebanese must kill one Palestinian.' fourth plenary meeting at St. Michael's College, Llandaff from 26 August —4 September Lebanon to present a new "Christian "In human terms, there is no hope for 1986. I he view that the ordination of women continues. He reasons that Eve was easily Peace Plan" to Christian leaders in the Lebanon, and it's going to get worse — A Good News is permitted by Scripture is strongly led astray because she was uninformed. At this meeting the Commission between Anglicans and Roman Catholics. country. unless God intervenes — or the endorsed in an article to be published in "Women who are untaught in the things completed work on a statement entitled The Llandaff meeting also had before it The Dutch leader presented his "stop Christians start living out the Gospel;' he the Oct 3 issue of Christianity Today of the Spirit can easily lead the church Prayer Book? Salvation and the Church. In this papers relating to its future agenda. These the bloodshed" initiative during an said. magazine. The article was written by into error. The restriction does not apply statement the Commission members included a paper called Steps Towards eleven-day visit to Lebanon in August claim to have reached agreement on Kenneth S. Kantzer, dean of the to educated women!' Besides addressing a dozen services in Unity which was a study of the various "I met with a number of Christian Beirut, Brother Andrew went out to the those issues of salvation and justification Christianity Today Institute (CFI) and The article points out, however, that it steps and stages by which Anglicans and leaders and shared with them this Bekkah Valley with a representative of the which gave rise to deep divisions former editor of Christianity Today. is occasionally advisable to deny the roles Roman Catholics might move closer 'Christian Peace Plan' which I explained is Bible Society distributing Scriptures, between Roman Catholics and The article, part of a series stemming of teacher and leader to women just Fiona Pfennig-werth together on the basis of the degree of based on personal peace in their hearts;' mainly to Muslim soldiers, at roadblocks. Protestants in the sixteenth century. The from a recent CTI forum on the role of because they are women. "Though 'all unity that exists between them at the Brother Andrew said from Holland, just statement will now be submitted to the moment. The Commission also received women in the church, says "the Bible things are lawful, not all things are "We went into areas of the country For a year I worked part-time for The religious jargon can be eliminated. hours after arriving home. authorities of the two Communions for and discussed a paper on renewing and simply cannot be construed as universally expedient' Sometimes for the sake of the where the Christian Lebanese cannot go Adult Literary Information Office, a Essential ones could be explained in a their consideration and with a view to restoring communion between our forbidding women to teach, to teach in 'weaker' brother we must forgo using "I told them they could not be part of anymore because you have to go through couple of years ago. Till then, I'd met the Glossary at the front. Druse checkpoints and they are leftists publication. The agreed statement Churches. It became clear that the New the church, or to teach men ... we legitimate freedoms". Kantzer suggests the solution if they continue to be part of occasional illiterate adult or one with acknowledges that the extent to which the problem!' who would kill the Christian Lebanese." The problem with jargon is the Testament concept of koinonia or believe the subservience of women is that in certain situations — such as only primary school education. I had no presumption that users understand it A Anglicans and Roman Catholics have communion will become an increasingly part of the curse (Gen. 3:16) from which missionary efforts — where cultural Brother Andrew also told them that the said Brother Andrew. "While we were in idea of the large proportion of our lot do: many churchgoers were brought actually been in disagreement on this important basis for the Commission's the Gospel seeks to free us." customs must be respected, it may be Christians of the country must seize the Baalbeck, we were stopped at a very population with reading problems. topic is itself a matter of debate. But the hostile roadblock by an Amal militiaman. up in the church. But many were not, work. Kantzer says the "biblical case against necessary to exercise self-restraint "In initiative and start the peace process by People of all walks of life came seeking some not having been to church or Commission addressed itself to this topic order not to offend others who are declaring their homes to be 'houses of He insisted on inspecting our vehicle, but One of the major tasks that lies before women preachers and teachers generally help. Hairdressers, Housewifes, Real Sunday School or even school scripture in response to the conviction that it is convinced (mistakenly we believe) that when the officer in charge saw the Bibles, ARCIC-II is that of studying all that rests on the well-known passages in I peace'. Estate Agents. They felt handicapped, before their conversion. Amongst both necessary for the two Communions to be the Bible forbids women to teach, in he said, 'I want a book, but I don't want hinders progress towards mutual Timothy 2 and I Corinthians 14. We "I said to the leaders that I met, 'If your inferior, embarrassed. groups, many would be hard put to in agreement on this issue as they make certain situations we must choose not to the Israel book, I want the Jesus book.' In recognition of ministries between our believe that neither of these passages house is in peace and if there are houses Along with my ait student friends I define words or concepts used. It was not further progress towards full communion ordain women for the sake of the other words, he wanted the New two Churches. As is well known the rules out the ordination of women as of peace spread across Lebanon, then mentioned last issue, I visualise them in till I read the rubric prefacing the of faith and sacramental life. Gospel," Kantzer says. Testament" ordination of women in some parts of the preachers, teachers, or leaders in the true peace can finally come to this commandments, that I realised that the the pew with me as I read the Prayer The document notes four areas of Anglican Communion is seen by the church. For one thing, neither mentions The article concludes with a challenge: troubled country. I told them they must Brother Andrew also visited Damascus, Book. Often I'm mentally translating as I first phrase of the responses was asking the Syrian capital. "The situation for difficulty that surfaced at the time of the Catholic Church as a serious obstacle to ordination nor remotely hints that the "We urge the church to do all it can to pledge to not fight with their brethren, go. So much so, that I bought my own for forgiveness of past sins. Till then, I Reformation, namely the proper believers in Syria is now even harder than such progress. For this reason the biblical author has ordination in mind. resolve this issue, and to proceed in their families, their neighbours and the copy and have begun cutting and pasting thought I was praying that God in his understanding of the faith through which Commission received and discussed two Ordination is the formal recognition by a earnest The church suffers from a dearth Muslims, and that they needed to say, 'I in Lebanon;' he said, "There's no liberty it on alternate pages in a book, with a mercy help me keep his commands. It is we are justified; the correct papers which considered the question of church or God's call to ministry. To refuse of solid, scripturally sound teaching and will not fight, period!' " there. They say that Damascus alone has draft Plain English version opposite. I'm not difficult to be much clearer. understanding of the term justification from a dangerous void of leadership. some 250,000 called 'secret policemen' how the Commission should deal with ordination to women is to maintain that So what was the reaction of those he toying with the idea of submitting it to together with the related concepts of who control every street with machine The metaphor at which I baulk most is this issue in the context of its work on God does not call women to ministry, Women could supply more and more of spoke with? "Some thought it was too the Liturgical Committee working on the righteousness and justice; the bearing of guns and walkie-talkies. Everybody is from the Communion: "Grant us mutual recognition of ministries. and we believe the Bible disproves that these crucial services were we more open drastic and some wanted to run with it, so AAPB. I'm not an expert either in Prayer good works on salvation; and finally the being watched." therefore gracious Lord, so to eat the "The Timothy passage is a plea for to their ministry. Our failure to utilize that was encouraging;' he said. Book, Theology or Plain English. It would role of the Church in the process of It is clear that in the next few years the flesh of your dear Son. and to drink His teachers and leaders who are instructed. their skills becomes more and more plfIN DOORS1 come simply from an average Anglican salvation. two related issues of Steps towards Unity He revealed, however, f.lI .tt hr ,Iv1Ae blood ...". I think we live in a society of The apostle clearly states that women irrational in the light of the role of Christian, worried about communicating and Reconciliation of Ministries will be concrete thinkers, so that what we say The statement goes on to articulate a were told not to preach because they women in the society around us!' to average Australians. central to the Commission's agenda. should be concrete and unambigious. I statement of faith on each of these topics (like EveJ were uninstructed," Kantzer (EPNS) If I do (or even if I don't) I want to haven't worked out an alternative: which commands the assent of the The Commission received warm Worldwide interest in religion make a very strong recommendation that something simple about trusting in his members of the Commission. It is their hospitality at St Michael's Llandaff and the committee consult Kath White of the death as a means of forgiveness, and completed a great deal of work. The next view that this agreed statement is Gallup identifies trends Adult Literacy Office, and Professor therefore of eternal life. coherent with the official formularies to plenary meeting of the Commission will Eagleson who designed the new format which each Communion is committed. take place at Palazzola, near Rome from Liberation theology a — warning Only half the population can read the failure of the 'isms' in recent years to give Tax Return you may have completed this Moreover the Commission submits that 1-10 September 1987. AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands (EP) — daily newspapers. Yet, when an meaning to life and to provide an ideal by year. any outstanding differences of Australian members of the Commission International pollster George Gallup Jr. educationist friend tested the readability Only 'warmed — over Marxism' which to live—the 'isms' of materialism, interpretation or ecclesiological are Bishop Donald Cameron (Anglican) has identified two religious trends in the I also recommend to all involved in of The First Order of Communion, she secularism, agnosticism, and atheism;' he writing and leading services Sir Ernest emphasis, in this matter, are not such as and Father John Thornhill (Roman world today — an intense search for found that a reader needs at least thirteen Liberation theology, as promoted by the spirit of social reform, through violent said. Gower's THE COMPLETE PLAIN WORDS, years of education (or University level) to can justify continuing separation Catholic), both from Sydney. spiritual depth in life and a search for the Maryknoll Missioners and the revolution if necessary. "God is the force Small prayer and fellowships groups written to British Civil Servants about the understand it This is based on the meaningful relationships with other National Council of Churches, is really of social revolution" to the liberation- should be encouraged, said Gallup, pitfalls of officialese and jargon. Very sentence and word length and does not people, arising out of loneliness, broken only warmed-over Marxism, states theology Sandinistas, he notes, citing because these groups will meet modern readable; very helpful. It is crucial that take into account jargon or words not families, and divorce. Russian Christians reproach western Humberto Belli, a former editor of La Nicaragua's minister of culture, Fr. Ernesto needs. "People who are reached for Jesus what we say be as clear as possible for commonly used. Speaking at a press briefing during the Prensa, Nicaragua's large conservative Cardenal. God is viewed more or less as Christ should be encouraged to join a our own church members, as much as for International Conference for Itinerant The service is full of words like Catholic newspaper. This new theology, a force in wind or history, particularly Bible study group or a small fellowship outsiders. There are two equally churchmen Evangelists. Gallup noted a rising tide of 'oblation', 'concord' and 'manifold'. he claims, is actually a front for atheistic "the history of socialism," Belli says. group to nurture their new faith," he said. important reasons for a Plain English interest in religion worldwide, Some may conjure up very different Don't he taken in by "pleasant me mories" materialism, with only a nebulous "There would appear to be today a AAPB. One is that more people can Humberto Belli was born forty years accompanied by a return to faith. images to those intended! Many words pantheism to give it a semblance of growing trend toward these groups understand it. The second is that they feel 1 hree samizdat documents have are met with persecution. "Maybe our ago in Nicaragua of Italian, Spanish, and are no longer used in our society: 'Alms', spirituality. "People in many nations appear to be stemming from a search for relationships that the prayers are their own: that they reached Keston College concerning the position will be clearer to you if we Miskito Indian ancestry. He directs the 'bounden duty', 'worthily magnify', searching with a new intensity for . religious bonding and the growth of can speak to God in their own language, continuing persecution of imprisoned simply say that service (to God) is Belli, a former Sandinista Marxist Puebla Institute, Garden City, Michigan, 'beseech'. These also contribute to the spiritual moorings;' said Gallup. "One of small fellowship groups could be the and that God is speaking to their Russian Orthodox Christian, ALEXANDER forbidden to us by the penal code of our turned conservative Christian, told in a an organization seeking freedom of sense of culture shock on hearing a the key factors prompting this search is most important trend of the next 50 situation. OGORODNIKOV. country." The authors of the document recent interview that the Sandinista religion for Latin American churches. His service. call on Western Christians to "abstain National Liberation Front (FSLN-Frente book, Breaking Faith: the Sandinista certainly a need for hope in these years!' It seems to me that the language — Ogorodnikov was first arrested and troubled times of nuclear threat Phrasing plays as important a part as from helping the persecutors to hammer Sandinista de Liberation Nacional) has Revolution and Its Impact on Freedom Gallup also called for Christians to both vocabulary and style — has four sentenced to one year's ordinary regime Accompanying this need, a note of vocabulary. "We beseech you to inspire yet another nail into the crucified body of gained support among religous people in and Christian Faith in Nicaragua, was "close ranks with our fellow Christians!' problem areas: Jargon, metaphor, highly camp for "parasitism" in 1978. He was desperation is sometimes found in the continually The Universal Church with our Lord Jesus Christ, which you do every the US by riding on the tails of a coat of published last year by Crossway. Belli The wide rift between liberal and educated and old-fashioned (pre 20th rearrested in camp before the expiry of comments of survey respondents: the spirit of truth, unity and concord ..." time one of you makes confident sympathy generated when the indentifies with what he describes as the conservative Christians is "one of the century) English. this term and sentenced to six years' strict "Where else but to God does one turn in We do not communicate like that at any regime camps to be followed by five assertions that there is no persecution of Sandinistas were the underdogs fighting "evangelical movement" within the most worrisome developments in Consider vocabulary first. Jargon is times like these?" other time. Problems are in sentence years' internal exile on charges of "anti- believers in the USSR, or repeats the the corrupt Somoza regime. Catholic Church, though he is in demand contemporary Christianity;' he said. easy to find. In 'Another Order of Service style, structure and length. Some are official statements of those of our as a speaker at conservative Protestant Gallup said disenchantment with Soviet agitation and propaganda". Before Belli warms that the proponents of "Probably the most solid ground for a (which I think was designed for previous centuries'; others are just too hierarchs who have remained blind churches as well as Catholic. modern lifestyles and philosophies may the expiry of the camp sentence he was to the liberation theology have from the start coming together of the left and the right young people or outreach): "Bring forth complex. religious renaissance in their be another factor in growing religious again rearrested and resentenced (in flock". rejected traditional Christian beliefs in (OPEN 000051 is, in the last analysis, in the importance in us the fruit of the Spirit that we may Readability is also by layout. Did you favor of a pantheism which views Jesus as interest "In considerable measure, this April 1986) to a further three years in Ogorodnikov is held up as a prime both groups place on love of God and live as disciples of Christ". In the more notice the change in the tax form? Boxes, new search for spiritual depth and deeper strict regime camps under Article 188-3 of example to illustrate that "even under our love of neighbour;' Gallup concluded. common Orders, there are many obscure clear alternatives, blank spaces. An expert relationships in life arises not of the the criminal code of the RSFSR for atheistic and totalitarian system, there are "People in the two wings of Christianity terms for the uninitiated: The "Catholic" communications designer needs to be "violating camp discipline". those who do not fear to profess their may not always like each other, but they Church; "He descended into hell". Most consulted on this. This article enables the Soviet Christian faith openly, and to rise up in Every Home Crusade in France may be able to come together in a loving The size and complexity of the book is authorities to impose an additional defence of human dignity despite the cLAssameDs fellowship rooted in love of Christ" also confusing. "The AAPB is an period of imprisonment of up to five threat of persecution or even death". ft MY) intellectual marathon, with a bewildering years solely on the evidence of camp Back-up for Billy Graham's French Crusade Classified advertisements may be len at the office or phoned to 264 5349 up to noon I4 days Ware data of publa »Non number of choices requiring the reader officials. One of the samizdat documents The third document is a letter from Youth Ministry to rush from place to place, written in received by Keston College contains Ogorodnikov himself, addressed simply PARIS, France (WLC) —Six million part Bible Correspondence Course to barely comprehensible language", said details of the April 1986 trial and cites 'to my friends'. He gives details of the people who live in the city and suburbs everyone who responds to the gospel Church 1HE RUCKS EXCURSIONS, GOSPEL FILMS, 1415 8 BUSH Bill Lawton in this year's Moore College witnesses who alleged that Ogorodnikov persecutions to which he and other of Paris received evangelistic literature to appeal. The French Bible Society has also Services provided 6,000 copies of the Gospel of CAMPS. Enquiries (021 27 2864, Organise your Yout lectures. I suggest using booklets for "systematically disregarded the orders of Christian prisoners have been subjected prepare their hearts and minds for Billy Excursion to conclude with 20-minute worship at the 0,1,150 MELBOURNE Si Judos Carlton Near city centre, cm LYUe different services, leaving the present camp personnel and violated camp and ends with a bitter denunciation of Graham's "Mission France" crusade in John to be included as part of the follow- Church. The Rocks, Sydney, at I1 pm on Thurs., Fri 8 Sate. late September. up materials. and Palmerston Streets Sundays 10.m Holy Communion. Free GP M Screenings 7.15 pm first Sunday of each month book as a handbook for leaders. rules". the Soviet authorities' implementation of m. Evening Worship. Minister, Peter Adam. Visitors wel Boys Con, Outgo, In hrn.rey hush no coo, Article 188-3: "The creators of the new COme A Good News AAPB? Why not? It nee,! A further document, written by a group Hundreds of Christian volunteers from "Every Home Crusade has taken the (Soviet) anthropology have managed to not lose its depth or reverence. We could of Russian Orthodox Christians in local churches worked with Every Home responsibility of supervising and teaching COORPAROO. St. Stephens. Elasoane. Cm Cavenish and turn time itself against us by extending Chatsworth Roads. Visitors welcome 7.30 am and 9 am holy emit) also educate users — in AAPB, giving defence of Ogorodnikov, contains a Crusade and Operation Mobilization to the thousands of persons that will The the traditional Gulag torture by cold and Communion. 7 pm Sunday al Seven Rector Rev Ken Baker FREE AD headlines and short explanations; in severe indictment of the uncritical systematically deliver a pre-crusade respond to this appeal;' Director Clement CANBERRA St. Matthew's Wannlasea (Crn. 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The Rocks. advocating giving up the written words. with a host of pleasant memories: you are will mobilize thousands of believers," said evangelicals in all of the French Services 11 pm Thum , Fri. I Sat, 10.30 am & 7.15 pm W the advertisement is successful, the advertiser Is asked t Ogorodnikov's commitment to his Sunday. AAPB 8 BCP Crying Room, SS., Kids & Youth Clubs. pay The Church Record 10 per cent of the value et the sal Church bells The Adult Literacy Information Office all inspired by the simple beauty of our beliefs is underlined by the document Pierre Clement, the National Director for I population!' BYO Sleeping Bags overnight accommodation In Hall (02) price. up to a maximum of $t0 per advertisement could advise us on that Every Home Crusade in France. "All 27 2664. The service is known as FREE AD and runs on an honor —as well as handbells, Churches and the numbers of people written by his friends. "The Soviet Nightly crowds of 15,000 people are system. 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8 — AUSTRALIAN CHURCH RECORD, OCTOBER 6, 1986 AUSTRALIAN CHURCH RECORD, OCTOBER 6, 1986 — 9 THE GOOD READ A Manifesto for brought new evangelistic challenges in East African The Minor Prophets. Vol 3: revival 50 years on the Christian Jonah, Micah and Nahum almost every country. The odd combination of spiritual hunger and Celebration at Kabale Uganda The Geneva Series of Commentaries, moral permissiveness of the sixties and Church John Calvin. 534 pp., cloth., seventies led to new challenges. Coutts Thousands of Christians have converged on Kabale, in south-west Uganda, for the Its theme, 'Jesus Satisfies', was ten-yearly Kabale Convention. displayed on a banner above the Published by the Banner of Truth Trust. tells his story with a wealth of historical Strong words from evangelical and personal detail, and so writes the Postponed from last year because of Uganda's political troubles, this year's Jubilee platform on which the speakers stood to THE MINA PROPIIEIS•Vt )11 ME3 type of history which is encouraging, for Convention marks the 50th anniversary of the great East African Revival. address the crowd gathered in the great group open-air arena. it is an account of God's Grace operating In September 1935, a team was invited in the lives of ordinary people. It was in Kabale, that the revival first MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif (EP) —A broke out. An Anglican Church was fairly to Kabale from Gahini, in Rwanda, where ,JONAH, MICAH The history has its highlights. One is Manifesto For The Christian Church, well established in Uganda by that time, a recent wave of blessing had been obviously the ten days of special events Declaration and Covenant has been but many who belonged to it were experienced. "during the & NAHUM celebrating the 'Army's centenary in produced by the Coalition on Revival nominal Christians with no real change of Led by Dr. Joe Church and three London in 1965. Not only was there a (COR). The document's purpose is heart or lifestyle. Africans, the team conducted a ten-day "repenting of our corporate sins like gathering in the Royal Albert Hall with the ravages of the convention for the 300 or so evangelists Daniel and Ezra and declaring where the Queen and various church leaders Christianity had gained wide acceptance. Baptism and confirmation and school teachers of the Kigezi District Christian must stand and what action it participating, but a service in around Kabale. Mau-Mau Westminster Abbey where a bust of had become the 'done thing'. But must take over the remaining years of this William Booth was unveiled. Eighty years heathen practices were being continued Dr. Church wrote: "We soon began to century," according to the COR. earlier the presence of Salvationists in an under cover of darkness. see the convicting work of the Holy Spirit rebellion some The list of participants in COR reads English Cathedral, despite the friendship in men's hearts, including our own hearts like a Who's Who in the evangelical of Dean Church and Bishop Lightfoot, .. like a stone dropped into still water, were community. Among COR's backers are could never have been imagined. Most of "Many were the ripples spread out to the 250 bush Dr. Bill Bright, Ted DeMoss, Dr. James the centenary celebrations were, schools and village congregations in this Draper, Robert Dugan, Michael Farris, Dr. however, characteristically evangelistic! mountainous part of western Uganda. martyred" Arthur Gay, Melody Green, Dr. E. V. Hill, Throughout the book runs the theme of moved and The message was passed on from mouth Dr. D. lames Kennedy, Dr. Jay Kessler, Dr. to mouth in the days following the the willingness to seek new ways of The Jubilee Convention's title, 'Behold, Tim and Beverly LaHaye, Dr. Harold convention. It was good news carried like reaching out with the Gospel. In the I am Making All Things New', has turned Lindsell, the Rev. David Mains, Dr. Josh sometimes the Gospel in the days of the Acts along I he scene at the ten-yearly 'whale Convention. 1920's they were amongst the first out to be particularly apt at this moment McDowell, Dr. Robert McQuilkin, Dr. ). I. the Roman roads. The whole country of Christians to use the then new medium displayed above the doors of many a in Uganda's history. Packer, Dr. Luis Palau, Dr. John Perkins, this rather independent hill tribe, the It is thought that the changed lives of of radio (the wife of the Archbishop of alarmed, by room where brethren met together to Dr. Adrian Rogers, Edith Schaeffer, Franky Bakiga, was stirred, and in places crowds many of the Kikuyu Christians in Kenya Canterbury at the time still thought that a helped during the ravages of the Man- read the Bible and pray. Bishop Festo Kivengere Schaeffer, Congressman Mark Siljander, window needed to be left open to flocked to the churches!' Dr. Jack Van Impe, Brother Andrew THE GENEVA HIES OF COMMENTARIES dreams, ..." Mau rebellion; some of them were Fellowship meetings are still held, The present Bishop, the Rt. Rev. Festo receive a transmission!). In 1964 a group He went on: "Strange things began to (Vander Byl), the Rev. Donald Wildmon, martyred at that time. usually twice a week, in villages and Kivengere, is another product of the This is vintage Calvin, but what else of student cadets formed a musical group happen, as we were seeing at Gahini. and Dr. Ralph Winter. Those who had been touched by this towns throughout Uganda and beyond. revival and has been instrumental in could it be? whose standard was such that they It was said that in Uganda at that time Many were moved and sometimes running the Convention since its The Manifesto declares, "The Church remarkable movement and had been As a further result of revival, many And being true vintage quality, much produced several LP records, appeared the only difference between Christians alarmed, by dreams, and strange visions. beginning. of Jesus Christ, now grown lukewarm and born again or revived with new life had churches are now full to capacity. This that we read improves with the years. on TV and were even invited to the "Blue and pagans was that the latter sinned "A sense of fear of sin, and the results indifferent in pursuing its redemptive Angel" nightclub! Whilst discuision was openly while the former did so in secret. their eyes fixed firmly on Jesus. first became clearly noticeable during the Its continuing popularity is, in Dr. Joe When attending the city Bible studies of sin, came upon many, sometimes upon Church's words, "a remarkable priestly ministry and corrective prophetic heated within and outside the 'Army The Ruanda Mission had set up a Teams of revived Africans began to go time of persecution which culminated in conducted in Sydney by the Department whole gatherings, and people began demonstration of the fact that the East authority, largely has tolerated or (even Billy Graham was opposed, mission station, its first, in Kabale in 1921 'trembling' and weeping for their sins ... out around the country taking the the tragic murder of the late Archbishop participated in the dominant evils and of Evangelism, I often asked speakers according to the Canadian 'War Cry') message of sin, confession and Janani Luwum, who was himself a African Revival was no flash in the pan, and had subsequently established other Many who had these experiences (but but has continued to have far-reaching errors of this sin-filled age, further adding where they had found certain points. they went and there proclaimed the repentance. Restitutions were made, product of the Revival movement stations in neighbouring Ruanda-Urundi not all) came through into a wonderful effects up to the present time". to our planetary crisis." (Occasionally I would give them credit Good News in word and song as the things put right between individuals and (now Rwanda and Burundi). new peace of mind and were truly Among the confessions of the for being original, but not always!) 'Army had done in all manner of unlikely sins openly confessed. Kabale Convention 1945 The Kabale Convention is not to be saved!' Manifesto are these: "We have built our Invariably they would refer me to Calvin. places since 1865. Flexibility is possible Dr. Joe Church The urge to proclaim the Good News seen merely as a monument to a past The experience of repentance and the It was a time of heart-searching and own egos rather than advancing the Now, I'm not going to say that I've not because of lack of structure, but of Jesus Christ and of salvation in him outpouring of the Holy Spirit but as a By the 1930s, missionaries, committed message of forgiveness through the brokenness for missionaries and Africans Kingdom of Christ"; "We have failed to carefully read this volume. Some pages because the fairly rigid structure is about African Christians and a band of people blood of Christ spread like a prairie fire alike, and an openness and true drew thousands together to the first great testimony to the continuing effect of that moment in a continuing experience of confront falsehood and unrighteousness have been perused, and show that they Gospel proclamation. in the UK called the Friends of Ruanda throughout Uganda, Rwanda and fellowship was established. Kabale Convention in 1945. The singing repentance and renewal in the lives of consistently in the Church or in the world are typical of the great reformer's had all become concerned at the lifeless Burundi, and later to Kenya, Tanzania of the 15,000-strong crowd could be numerous individuals. because of our fear of man and of losing consistent and incisive approach. When state of the church. Prayer for revival and beyond, reaching even to England To help them keep to this high heard over miles of surrounding (CEN) prestige or security"; "We have tolerated the time arrives to expound the minor began. and America. standard, the single word 'Highest' was countryside. prophets this volume will be one from sin within our ranks when we should which much of true worth will be Weapusi have administered church discipline and gleaned. excommunication"; and "We have allowed our churches to become After all, it was Arminius himself who irrelevant, powerless ghettos while those said, "Next to the studies of the Goodwill The History of The Salvation Army: "Such Love Makes The World Seem Stale" who hate or neglect God and His Scriptures, I exhort my pupils to pursue righteous standards for society have Calvin's commentaries ... I acknowledge 1940- 1977 by Festo Kivengere , stolen the America of our founding him to have possessed above most ••••••"1'10""'" A Personal Perspective on the East African Revival with Kathy Call fathers out from under our slumbering others, as rather above all other men, eyes." what may be called an eminent gift of prophecy." The Manifesto then lists "A statement of essential truths and a call to action." Donald Howard Bp Festo Kivengere, Bishop of Kigezi happened that my niece also attended Jesus Christ came my way. Now I that?" But I knew it was true — that's how why I had come, or what I had to say — (Uganda) came to Christ in the East this church. As I sat there that morning, know my sins are forgiven. Festo, I much he loved met Of course, the next they rushed from where they were The document says "The Christian Church must learn what is reality," and African Revival. This is his personal my niece said a lot of things in her want to apologize for the way you and moment came a display of my horrible singing to embrace me. It was as if they lists such things as the inerrancy and The Weapons of Goodwill testimony. Kathy Call is the executive testimony that angered me. I thought she I have been living as friends. I shall sins which had crucified my Lord. I was in were just waiting and singing, fully authority of the Bible, the cause and Frederick Coutts director of Africa Enterprise. was far too emotional! She even told the never again be involved in the things tears, overcome by the fact that he loved expecting me to come to the Lord! effect relationships of God's congregation she believed that I, Festo, we were doing, because Jesus has such an unloveable character! I broke Hodder and Stoughton, 1986 My first exposure to the East Africa Here I was — half-drunk, a tough commandments, and that the Lordship of would come to the Lord. As far as I was given me a better way of . sing. before him. And he forgave me. 347 pages Revival was in 1936 while I was studying youngster, totally against their kind of Christ is non-optional. in a small mission school in Uganda. The concerned, that was a terrible thing for It was a shock! But he didn't give me Immediately I entered into the most religious expericnce. Normally these This book is volume 7 of the official boys in this school were having early her to say about me in public. So I left the time to ask questions. He got back on his tremendous liberty, forgiveness and things would have created barriers. But to The document also calls the Christian history of the Salvation Army, and covers morning prayer meetings completely on church right away—just in case! bicycle and off he went, whistling his union with Christ—love unspeakable my amazement, here was a group of Church to be "salt and light to the the period 1946-1977. Frederick Coutts world," by making disciples of all nations, 1-.(terick Coutts their own initiative. At 5 a.m. they would happy song. He left me flatfooted in the and full of glory. people who, instead of hesitating, rushed was General (for which Anglicans might 1, casting out demons, and opposing quietly jump out of their beds and go middle of the road — absolutely angry— forward like the Father to meet the read 'Archbishop of Canterbury') No doubt the appeal of this book will The Love of the Brethren various social issues, including abortion into another room to pray. They had with my mouth wide open! Prodigal. One very tall man of God lifted 1963-1969 and has written volume 6 of be chiefly to Salvationists. Yet it ought be on demand, infanticide, euthanasia, been revived — I hadn't I jumped up and started singing like a me up and put me on his shoulders. He this present series, as well as a one read by other Christians as the great The Cross: Picture of Love madman. My whole person was danced around with me. Then they took adultery, fornication, homosexuality, volume history NO DISCHARGE IN THIS witness to the power of the Gospel and I don't know why, but they took me bestiality and other forms of sexual - From that moment, the Holy Spirit took completely filled with one desire: "Lord", me to my home. We all spent the night at WAR. His long career in the Army has of caring good deeds in the Name of into the prayer room. They didn't speak perversion, pornography, prostitution, over where my freind left off. I continued I prayed, "now that you have done this my house praying, singing, praising that I included leadership of the Australian Christ that it is. Whilst Coutts stresses the to me, but simply spoke to the Lord. By sexual entertainment, rape, drug abuse, cycling toward my, house, utterly for me, give me only one more week to had come to know the Lord. And in the Eastern Territory, and his grasp of its continuity of the 'Army with William the time they finished, I saw that they unjust treatment of the poor and miserable. I couldn't do anything except live and tell everybody!" days that followed, they went with me as history, and love of its personnel is on Booth one cannot but wish to know knew Jesus in a way I didn't. So I told disadvantaged, criminal injustice, racial go and pray. Even though I had come to we shared our testimonies. every page. about the legitimate differences. How has them, "I want to know him the way you discrimination, theft, fraud, violence not Salvationist evangelistic preaching ' do!' They prayed for me and I accepted the Lord earlier, I hadn't prayed for about This is how the brethren counselled. The book has five sections, each in self-defense, State usurpation of changed over forty years? What Jesus as my Saviour. That was early in my three years. So I knelt in my bedroom and "forgiveness They surrounded you with such love that tracing the history of the Army under the parental rights and God-given liberties, difference could be seen at an open air life. said to the Lord: it suddenly made the world seem stale leadership of the generals whose Statist-collectivist theft from citizens meeting, or at a Holiness meeting? How Here is an empty life. I really don't and colourless. ministries span the period. For Later, in high school, I wandered away and union with through devaluation of their money and believe in prayer. You know that I no Salvationists the end of the War in 1945 have doctrinal debates (e.g. Death of from my Lord and became cold and Of course when the Spirit begins to redistribution of their wealth, atheism, God theology the Charasmatic longer believe in you. But I want you brought greater joy than to most It proud and lost my way. In 1941,1 became move, people begin to put their lovely moral relativism, evolution taught as a movement) changed their aproach, or to do something in me—just as you Christ— love meant that contact with brothers and a teacher. I was very wild. Because of the labels on the experience, or to monopoly viewpoint in public schools, their prospective hearers' attitudes? How have done something for my friend sisters in Germany could be resumed, earlier experience, I also knew I was a Bishop f esti, K ivengere. concentrate on the experience itself more Communism/Marxism, fascism, Nazism, has training for officership changed? Had whom I met on the road. and disrupted work recommenced. After backslider. I tried to drown this unspeakable than the One who does it Fortunately in and the one world government of the questions such as these been probed a post-war shortages (even the 'War Cry' uncomfortable awareness by doing all I spent the entire day with my uncle And that was where the Lord came in! East Africa, if you wanted to push your New Age Movement good book would have been even better! had to reduce its type-size when paper sorts of things. All the white, people kept who was a chief among our people. We What came next was a completely new and full of own experience too far, the brethren COR is challenging churches was rationed!) the late 1940's and 1950's Tom Milton praying for me. talked a lot, and drank as much as we experience. There on my knees it was as would say, "Take it easy, brother. It is the worldwide to stage their own talked. I came back late in the day feeling, Lord himself that we need!" The Seed Re-Planted if the Lord opened up a whole new world "Nehemiah-type Solemn Assembly" and of course, that I was quite safe, How —a world where my eyes were fixed on glory" All this was many years ago. I have have their own congregation sign the stair/et) gtass Finally, as the Lord planned it, I was could the Lord possibly come my way the Cross. I saw One hanging there fumled along the road as I've been Manifesto and Covenant after hearing the given a teaching post back in the first now? whom I knew intellectually, but whom I As I said that, I stepped outside. I saw learning how to walk with him. These church leadership read it from the pulpit Original or traditiona. des, 10 suit school where the Revival was at its height. had never knownpersonally. a Christian woman walking by my house. dear brethren of the East African Revival "This kind of action will tend to force all styles of churches and punt!, buildings. People were being born again, hundreds Encounter on the Road The Holy Spirit whom I hadn't yet So I called out to her ands aid, "Jesus has have helped me tremendously. I owe needed liscussion and self-examination Repair and restoration to the highest stam every week. The churches became too It was two miles between my uncle's dards of craftsmanship. Creative work or Known, opened my eyes to see the come my way!" She didn't believe it. She them an unspeakable debt for th‘tir and will, we believe, help set the hand of small, so they gathered outside under the place and where I stayed at the school. A technical help -all from the name with wonder of that One. And He seemed to knew how tough this young teacher was. openness, their humility, their readiness God in motion for revival of the Christian generations of experience behind it. trees. It was powerful! I fought it for eight little more than halfway there, I met the be saying to me, "Festo, I am hanging She thought I was mocking her beliefs. to share their depth of understanding of church and reformation of our long months. man I went to church with that morning. For the rich, glowing colours of ,er . on the Cross for you! That's how sin and redeming love, their openness to disintegrating society!' He was on his bicycle heading toward So I ran laSck to the church. Those genuine English stained glass It was now October 1941. One Sunday ,ouch I love you!" the promptings of the Holy Spirit and [Editors: For a copy of the Manifesto, or me. He stopped and said some very peof a were still singing at 6:30 on morning I went to church with a friend. their deep sensitivity. I praise God for other COR documents, contact COR at 89 G. Maile & Son simple things to me: simply shook my head. "You couldn't Sunday evening. I burst inside to tell He was a good man, very moralistic, very them! Pioneer Way, Mountain View, CA 94041, grookmany End, Plough Lane possibly love that much the kind of man them, including my niece, what had Anglican. But he had never come to Festo, after you left me in the church (WORLD EVANGELVATIONI logu r , Canterbury, Kent, England l am," I said. "I don't pray. I don't even happened to me. But as they -aw me or call Jay Grimstead at (415) 968 3330.] know the Lord Jesus as his Saviour. It this morning, just a few hours ago, like you. How could you love me like coming — without even waiting to hear (EPNS)

10 — AUSTRALIAN CHURCH RECORD, OCTOBER 6, 1986 AUSTRALIAN CHURCH RECORD, OCTOBER 8, 1988 — 11 Here come "POM POM "PIFFLE" and "REB LIMY illIOUT PEOPLE New children's books from ANZEA DIOCESE OF WILLOCHRA DIOCESE OF RIVERINA The Rev. Gavin Scantlebury is leaving Streaky The Rev. Ron Platt was ordained priest at St Bay to become Rector of Clarendon, 220 km Alban's Cathedral, Griffith, on September 29. from Dunedin NZ, Rev. Mapson Williams has served as Rector of DIOCESE OF ADELAIDE Wilcannia parish, which includes White Cliffs, Rev. W. j. Ogle has resigned from the parish of Tilpa and Tibooburra, for the past three years, Ingle Farm as from December 31, to become after reaching retirement age in the Sydney Rector of All Saints', Brisbane, Diocese. He has now retired again from the Diocese of Riverina, to live near Wollongong. DIOCESE OF MELBOURNE Rev. Kevin Farrelly, who has served in the Rev. I. R. Richardson has resigned as Assistant parish of Corowa since early 1984, will begin a Curate St. Matthew's, Glenroy, to become new ministry in charge of the parish of Priest-in-Charge, Holy Trinity, Balaclava. He Coolamon-Ganmain on December 1. will be commissoned by Bishop John Wilson an October 14.

Summer Institute of Creation Science Eminent British scientist to speak ( Itilord Ovarm. (rFghi) and Radio 2GB personality, hi.) Rn lards (left) with his daughter, Sarah. One of the world's most highly world-wide as an outstanding scientist qualified scientists is coming to Australia and spokesman on creation. He is well in January to present evidence for his The first "Polar Parables", produced by known for his presentation of the Origins animated for television! belief that God, and not evolution, is the ANZEA PUBLISHERS, were launched in the series of films. Ron Loftus and Howard Whitehouse of true explanation for our origins. CMS Bookstore, Sydney, on Saturday, These popular films, which deal with CMS Bookstores compered the September 13th. They introduce children, The scientist, Professor Arthur Wilder- how the universe and life had to be launching. Howard Whitehouse claimed, and those who love a good chuckle, into Smith from Switzerland, believes the early created by God, have been in great "These books are saying something very a new world of characters created by chapters of the Book of Genesis are demand for churches and creation worthwhile. The story in each one is clear author Clifford Warne O.A.M. factual accounts of how our universe and science seminars throughout Australia. in itself, yet each one enables the parents life began. it is the world of the Arctic. Here the to expand on the meaning contained As a Christian, Dr. Wilder-Smith was animals are cuddly and cute, with the behind each story." He is one of the few scientists in the surprised but honoured earlier this year ever present menace of "bad guys". As world to have earned three doctorates in when he was invited to present the T. H. The guest speaker was Talk-show Host the story unfolds, you suddenly find a advanced science. Huxley Memorial Lecture at the Kel Richards of Radio 2GB. Kel Richards spiritual truth emerging which can be University of Oxford in England. had already read the books to his Professor Wilder-Smith is presenting a applied by the parents as they read these daughter, Sarah, so knew, from series of talks on the creation-evolution Ironically, this Oxford lecture is named entertaining stories. controversy at the Summer Institute of experience, how they hold the attention after an evolutionist, Thomas Huxley, Creation Science in Brisbane from Expertly illustrated in full colour by of the young ... and the person reading who was o le of Charles Darwin's Graham Wade, "POM POM" the polar them! January 5 to 10, 1987. He has been invited strongest supporters in the late 1800s. bear, "PIFFLE" the puffin and "REB" the to Australia by the Creation Science "Clifford Warne is an expert This was the first time a creation reindeer come to life through their Foundation in Brisbane. communicator", commented Kel scientist has been invited to give the various adventures. They are the comical Professor Wilder-Smith is respected Richards. Amongst the many guidelines Huxley address. characters created by Clifford Warne and necessary for communicating efficiently, Graham Wade, for the television series Clifford Warne was described as having "SING ME A RAINBOW". "Clarity, humour and narrative". The three books launched had such WEF statement on Roman "On behalf of the profession of titles as "WHO'S A FRIEND OF THE BIG communication, I thank you for these BAD WOLF?", "LIFESAVER WANTED" and books," said Kel Richards, addressing Catholicism "RUNAWAY REINDEER". At the launching, Clifford Warne. "They communicate a TV Producer was heard to remark that perfectJ.". Heals rift in ranks "RUNAWAY REINDEER" simply has to be Delegates to the World Evangelical a week in Madrid working through the Fellowship's (WEF) Eighth General third draft sentence by sentence and Assembly overwhelming by approved a making numerous adjustments in detail. 338-page document entitled "A This revised draft was then circulated to A night with the Toms' Contemporary Evangelical Perspective on all the members for their study. Roman Catholicism." That was the final Dr. Paul G. Schrotenboer, coordinator step in a three-year process of arriving at Leading Evangelical churchman o speak of the task force and general secretary of a common stance among the 56 national the Grand Rapids, Michigan-based Members of the UK Migrants' Christian 21st October at the Burwood Baptist and regional bodies that comprise WEF's Group, who meet three times a year in membership. Reformed Ecumenical Synod, observed Church hall. Any readers of the C.R. that the situations reported by members the Sydney area for an evening of whose roots or interests are in the Old Six years ago, at the meetings of the fellowship, are looking forward to having from Southern Europe and Latin America Country are welcome to be present. The Seventh General Assembly in nudged the document toward a Canon John Bournan and his wife, group is quite informal and inter- Hoddesdon, England, former general formerly of Ware, Hertfordshire, as the somewhat more rigorous stance than that denominational. Enquiries to Philip secretary Waldron Scott not only invited taken by certain evangelicals involved in guests at their October gathering. This Simpson (02) 477 2499 or the Revd David two Roman Catholic observers to attend takes place on the evening of Tuesday, dialogue with representatives of the Baker (049) 26 3395. but permitted one of them to bring Vatican. greetings. This angered some of the The WEF document, however, was not delegates. The Italian Evangelical Alliance designed for dialogue. It sought to withdrew its membership and the accurately present the official teaching of Ringing you the most important Church news from Australia and overseas every Spanish Evangelical Alliance placed its two weeks. membership in abeyance. the Catholic Church and explore its different "faces" as seen by evangelicals The WEF Theological Commission in various areas, assessing these on the The Australian responded by creating an Ecumenical basis of evangelical principles. Issues Task Force and assigning it to forge In discussion on the assembly floor, CHURCH a statement of evangelical stance toward Roman Catholicism that all member some Northern Europeans — who bodies of the fellowship could endorse. besieged as they are by secularism and anti-Christian ideologies, sometimes With three members each appointed RECORD make common cause with Catholics in from Italy and Spain, the task force was weighted to give adequate attention to some spheres—expressed misgivings an independent provocative evangelical voice their grievances. about the tone of the document. But the for over 100 years Spanish and Italian delegates and The task force spent two years observers expressed their delight with the preparing, circulating, and critiquing a document in the form in which it was series of three study drafts. It then spent presented.

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The docuTent's purpose is ravages of the "repenting of our corporate sins like Daniel and Ezra-and declaring where the Mau-Mau ' Christian must stand and what action it 'must take over the remaining years of this- century;' according tp the COR rebellion some Pie list of participants in COR reads like a Who's Who in the evangelical were community. Among COR's backers are , Dr. Bill Bright, Ted DeMoss, Dr. lames martyred" Draper, Robert Dugan, Michael Farris, Pr. , Arthur Gay, Melody Green, Dr. E. V. Hill, Dr. D. James Kennedy, Dr. Jay Kessler, Dr. The Jubilee Convention's title, 'Behold, Tim and Beverly LaHaye, Dr. Harolgl The scene at the ten-yearly Kabale Convention. I am Making.All Things"Newr, has turned ,Lindsell, the Rev, David Mains, Dr. Josh out to be particularly apt at this moment It is thought that the changed Jives of McDowell, Dr. Robert McQuitkin, Dr. J. I. displayed above the doors of many a . in Uganda's history. Packer, Dr. Luis Palau, Dr. John Perkins, many of the Kikuyu Christians in Kenya • room where brethren met together to Dr. Adrian Rogers, Edith Schaeffer, Franky helped during the ravages of the Mau- read the Bible and pray., • Bishop Festo Kivengere Mau rebellion; some.of them were , Schaeffer, Congressman Mark Siljander, • martyred at that time. Fellowshipmeetings areatill held, The present Bishop, the Rt Rev. Festo Dr. Jack Van Impe, Brother Andrew usually twice a week, in villages and Kivengere, is another product of the (Vander Byl), the Rev. Donald Wildmon, Those who had been touched by this towns throughocit Uganda and beyond. revival and has bben instrumental in ' and Dr. Ralph Winter. remarkable movement and had been - As a further result of revival, many running the Convention since its The Manifesto declares, "The Church born again or revived with new life had churches ate now full to capacity. This beginning. of Jesus Christ, now grown luketgarm and their eyes fixed firmly on Jesus. • first became clearly noticeable during the Its continuing popularity is, in Dr. Joe indifferent in pursuing its redemptive Teams of revived Africans began to go time of persecution which culminated in Church's•words, "a remarkable priestly ministry and corrective prophetic out around the country taking the the tragic murder of the late Archbishop •demonstration of the fact that the East authority, largely has tolerated or message of sin, confession and Janani Luwum, who Was himself a • African Revival was no flash in the pan, participated in the dominant evils and repentance. Restitutions were made, product of the Revival movement ' but has continued to have far-reaching. . errors of this sin-filled age, further adding things put right between individuals and effects up to the present time". to our planetary crisis." sins openly confessed. . .Kabale Convention 1945 The Kabale Conxentiortis not to be Among the confessions of the It was a time of heart-searching and The urge to proclaim the Good News seen merely as a monument to a past Manifesto are these: "We have built our brokenpess for missionaries and Africans of Jesus Christ and of salvation in him outpouring of the Holy Spirit but as a own egos rather than advancing the alike, and an openness and true drew thousands together tosthe first great testimopy to the continuing effect of that Kingdom of Christ"; f'We have failed to 'fellow-ship was established. Kabale Convention in 1945.•The singing moment in a continuing experience of • confront falsehood and unrighteousness' of the 15,000-strong crowd could be repentance and renewal in the lives of consistently in the Church or in the world To help them keep to this high . • heard over miles of surrounding' numerous individuals.. because of our fear.of man and of losing- standard, the single Word 'Highest' was countryside. prestige or security"; "We have tolerated KEN) - • ,sin within our tanks when we should, have administered church discipline and excommunication"; and "We have • allowed our churches to become The World Seem Stale" irrelevant, powerless ghettos while those who hate or neglect God and His by Festo Kivengere righteous standards for society have the East African Revival stolen' the America of our founding with Kathy Call fathers out from under our slumberting eyes." • • ' The Manifesto then. lists "A statement Jesus Christ came my way, Now 1 that?" But I knew jt was true—that's how why I had come, or what I had to say — of essential truths and a,call to action." know my sins are forgiven. Festo, (- much he loved mel Of course; the next they rushed from where they were The document says "The Christian' want to apologize for the way you and moment came a display of my horrible singing to embrace me. It was as if they Church must learn what is reality," and I have been living as friends. I shall, sins which had crucified my Lord. I was in were just waiting and singing, fully lists such things as the inerrancy and never again be involved in the things - tears, overcome by the fact that he icived expecting me to come to the Lord! authority of the Bible, the cause and we were doing, because Jesus has such.an unloveable character! I broke effect relationships of God's given me a better way of living. before him. And he fbrgave me. ' Here I was — half-drunk, a tough • youngster, totally against their kind of commandments, and that the Lordship of It was a shock! But he didn't give me• Immediately I entered into the most Christ is non-optional. religious experience. Normally these time to ask questions. He got back on his tremendous liberty, forgiveness,and . . things would have created barriers. But to The document also calls the Christian 'bicycle and off he went, whistling his • union with Christ love unspeakable ' my amazement, here was a group of Church to be ''salt and light to the happy song. He left me flatfooted in the and full of gtory. world," by making disciples of all nations, middle of the road — absolutely angry — people who, instead of hesitating, rushed casting put demons, and opposing vs.'', my mouth wide open! The Love of the Brethren forward like the Father to meet the ,Prodigal. One very tall man of God lifted various social issues, including abortion I jumped up and started singing like a ' me up and put me on his shoulders. He on demand, infanticide, etithanasia, The Cross: PictUre of Love madman. My whole persoRwas danced around with-me. Then they took adultery, fornication; homosexuality, , From that moment, the Holy Spirit took completely filled with one desire: "Lord", me to my home. We all spent the night at ` bestiality and other forint of sexual over where my freind left off. I continued I prayed, "now that you have done this my house praying, singing, praiting that I perversion, pornography, prostitution, cycling toward my house, utterly for me, give me only one more week to had come to know the Lord. And in the sexual entertainment, rape, drug abuse, miserable. I coutdn't do anything except live' and I'll tell everybody!" days that followed, they went with me as unjust treatment of the poor and go and pray. Even though I had come to we shared our testimonies. disadvantaged, criminal injustice, racial the Lord earlier, I hadn't prayed for about discrimination, theft, fraud, violence not three years. So I knelt in my bedroom and This is how the brethren counselled. "forgiveness in self-defence, State usurpation of said to the Lord They surrounded you with such love that • it suddenly made the world seem stale parental rights and God-given liberties, Here is an empty life. I really don't and union with and colourless. • Statist-collectivist theft from citizens believe in prayer. You know that I no through devaluation of their money and • longer believe in 'you. But I want you Of tourse when the Spirit begins to redistribution of their wealth, atheism, ' move, people begin to put their lovely to do something in me—just as you Christ— love moral relativism, evolution taught as a have done something for my friend labels on the experience, or to monopoly viewpoint in public schools, whom I met on the road. ' concentrate on the experience itself more Communism/Marxism, fascism, Nazism, unspeakable than the One who does it. Fortunately in And that was where the Lord came in! and the one world government of the East Africa, if you wanted to puss your NeW Age Movement What came next was a completely new and full of own experience too far, the brethren experience. There on my knees it was as would say, "Take it easy, brother. It is the COR is challenging churches if the Lord opened up a whole'new world Lord'himself that we need!" worldwide to stage their own —a world where my eyes were fixed on glory" "Nehemiah-type Solemn Assembly" and All this was many years ago. I have the Cross. I saw One hanging there have their own congregation sign the fumled along the road as I've been whom I knew intellectually, butwhom I Manifesto and Covenant after hearing the As I said that, I stepped outsidb. I saw learning how to walk with him. These had never known personally. church leadership read it from the pulpit a Christian woman walking by My house. dear brethren of the East African Revival "This kind of action will tend to force The Holy Spirit whom I hadn't yet So I called out to her and said, "Jesus has - have helped me tremendously. I owe needed discussion and self-examination ' known, opened -my eyes to see the come my way!" She didn't believed. She them an unsptakable debt for their and will, we believe, help set the hand of wonder of that One. And He seemed to knew how tough this young teacher was. openness, their humility, their readiness God in motion for revival of the Christian be saying to me, "Festo, I am hanging She thought I was mocking her beliefs. to'share their depth of understanding of church and reformation of our here on the Cross for you! That's how So I ran back to the church. Those 'sin and redeming love, their openness to disintegrating society." Much I love you!" the promptings of the Holy Spirit and people were still singing at 6:30 on (Editors: For a copy of the Manifesto, or I simply shook my head. "You couldn't their deep sensitivity. I praise God for Sunday evening. I burst inside to tell other COR documents, contact COR at 89 possibly love that much the kind of man them!, them, including my niece, what had Pioneer Way, Mountain View, CA 94041, 1 am," !said. "I don't pray. I don't even happened to me. But as'they saw me (540550 EVANGELIZATION) or call Jay Grimstead at 14151968 33301 like you. How could you love me like coming — without even waiting to hear (EPNS)

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