Herein lies the fruit of their wickedness; a MAJORITY of Bishops voted in support of an active homosexual, promoting him to the position of a "bishop" and view it as "God doing a new thing".
These Bishops wield tremendous power over the priests, their dioceses and the parishioners under the relm of their supposed "care". Because they are the "head honcho's, they can write letters and have them circulated to all of the churches and "request"/demand that the priests read them to their congregations. Instructing them that homosexuality is a "gift from god" (i.e. Satan) that these congregations and their ministers need to support and work for homosexual causes all in the name of "christian love" and "christian social justice".
These evil men control the MILLIONS of dollars donated by these congregations and will funnel them to their ungodly causes.
The tragedy is, these evil men are going to make life totally miserable for those godly leaders within the denomination that take a Biblical stand regarding this issue.
They will be persecuted for being "intolerant", "insensitive" and the greatest of all sins; "unloving". Godly leaders will be given low level, "cruddy jobs" within the denomination, while those who promote homosexuality will be given the plum positions of power and prominence in order to further their agenda.
This is going to happen, and it is already taking place. Two African bishops were physically attacked by bishops that voted in favor of the Sodomite becoming a bishop. They were physically attacked BECAUSE THEY VOTED AGAINST THE HOMOSEXUAL BECOMING A BISHOP! That was their "crime". The scenario above is just a matter of time. That is why such harm has been foisted upon the denomination and Christendom at large.
The only viable option for those within the Episcopal Church (be they leaders or members of the congregations), that are genuinely born-again through faith in Christ alone totally apart from works, is to leave as soon as possible. Otherwise, they will be seen as condoning their denominations wickedness and will also partake of their denominations judgment and sinful responsibility in this matter.
The majority of “spiritual” leaders in the denomination have just chosen to throw the Word of God and the Gospel of Jesus Christ out the window, embrace perversion at the highest level and some are concerned this decision “may test the limits”.
God’s Word regarding the course of action and decision these so-called “spiritual leaders” should have made is clear:
“9I wrote you in my letter not to associate with immoral people; 10 I did not at all mean with the immoral people of this world, or with the covetous and swindlers, or with idolaters, for then you would have to go out of the world. 11But actually, I wrote to you not to associate with any so-called brother if he is an immoral person, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or a swindler—not even to eat with such a one. 12 For what have I to do with judging outsiders? Do you not judge those who are within the church? 13But those who are outside, God judges. REMOVE THE WICKED MAN FROM AMONG YOURSELVES.” (1 Corinthians 5:9-13)
Since the majority of those calling the shots within the denomination have chosen not to “Expel the wicked man” from among them, they have rejected God and His Holy Word and instead have whole-heartedly supported and embraced perversion and wickedness at the highest level within the denomination.
With this decision these leaders have left those who truly know Christ with only ONE option from a Biblical perspective: There is only one course of action available and the counsel of God’s Word is obvious for all born-again believers, ministers and leaders within the Episcopal Church:
“ ‘Therefore, COME OUT FROM THEIR MIDST AND BE SEPARATE,’ says the Lord. ‘AND DO NOT TOUCH WHAT IS UNCLEAN; And I will welcome you. And I will be a father to you, and you shall be sons and daughters to Me,’ Says the Lord Almighty.” (2Corinthians 6:17 - 18)
This advice may not be popular or politically correct, but it is God’s unfailing counsel regarding the situation. Even if this stand for the truth results in the loss of buildings, property, possessions, positions, power, friendships and anything else that Satan might use to persuade these believers to COMPROMISE their walk with Christ and support for the Word of God. It will be telling in the days and weeks ahead to see if those who actually know Christ within the denomination, be they lay people or leaders, are willing to “count the cost”, and conclude with the apostle Paul:
“7But whatever things were gain to me, those things I have counted as loss for the sake of Christ. 8More than that, I count all things to be loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them but rubbish so that I may gain Christ, 9and may be found in Him, not having a righteousness of my own derived from the Law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which comes from God on the basis of faith, 10that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death; 11in order that I may attain to the resurrection from the dead.” (Philippians 3:7 – 11)