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Evangelism and the Sydney Diocese: Our DNA

October 23, 2018October 23, 2018 by Ed Loane

This article was originally published in the ACR’s latest journal, which contains lots of helpful reflections on evangelism. You can access the journal in full here. At the 2017 session of synod a report was given in relation to diocesan…

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Evangelical protest: Its cause and content (Galatians 2:11-21)

September 12, 2018September 2, 2018 by Alan Stibbs

Those who know the truth of the gospel may find themselves compelled within the professing Church to become outspoken ‘protestants’, and to give their positive witness to the gospel in order to counter practical abandonment of its truth,…

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The Church and the Bible (Part 2)

August 29, 2018August 9, 2018 by Alan Stibbs

In the August 1959 issue of The Expository Times, Dr C.K. Barrett refers to what he calls “the erroneous assumption which underlies much ecumenical conversation, that reunion will come by a sharing of treasures”. His significant comment…

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The confidence and hope of our calling

August 15, 2018August 6, 2018 by Alan Stibbs

He who calls you is faithful; he will surely do it. (1 Thess 5:24) These few simple words sum up some of the essential fundamentals of Christianity. They tell us three things about God: that he has called us, that he is faithful, that he will do. They…

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GAFCON 2018: A turning point in the history of Anglicanism

July 3, 2018July 3, 2018 by ACR Team

Almost 1700 years ago, on 20 June 325AD, 318 bishops concluded a very significant meeting. They had gathered in Nicaea because errors had arisen in the church which were so profound that they undermined the very foundation of the Christian message.…

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Who rules: The lay or the clergy?

January 17, 2018 by Mike Leite

Hopefully on reading that title you are screaming out, “Neither! Christ rules!” However, since the beginning of the church there has been unhealthy tension between the shepherd and the sheep, the appointed leaders and those they lead.…

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Oft-Forgotten Reformers: Katherine Zell

November 1, 2017October 30, 2017 by Jane Tooher

Katherine Zell was a woman who trusted God at his word. Her writings don’t show someone fake, sterile, sanitized. Rather, in their pages we meet a real woman – with strengths and weaknesses. So who was Katherine Zell? Katherine lived…