Yes, the Archbishop is a Bit Thick.
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Speaking to the Cambridge Union recently, the former Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, said he was “thick” not to recognize that faithful and committed same sex relationships are a “huge blessing”.
Welby said, “When they fall in love, and when they live out that love faithfully and with stability and caring for others, it is a huge blessing for them and society; and I have seen that in so many places that, in the end, even I began to realise that I was being thick.”
“Falling in love” is all the reason he needs. How culturally attuned.
Contrast Jesus, who affirming Genesis said, “‘Haven’t you read,’ he replied, ‘that at the beginning the Creator “made them male and female,” and said, “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh”?”(Matt 19:4-5)
Jesus came to fulfill Scripture, not to overturn it. Yes, the archbishop is a bit thick — only a fool builds a house on sand.
Movements rise as they align themselves with the Word and the Spirit, pursuing the core missionary task of multiplying disciples and churches to the glory of God, for every people, in every place.
The Church of England has wasted decades discussing and debating matters that are settled in Scripture. It was always coming to this point. It’s time to break with those who defy the teaching of Scripture and return to the task of making disciples who, unlike the archbishop, learn to obey Jesus’ commands (Matt 28).
