The phrase “we gladly proclaim and submit” is the retrospective boast of a person—and a church—that has come to know and follow Jesus as the Holy One of God.
Confessing the Faith: Protestant Articles of Religion
In the previous essay, I examined the development of doctrine, especially as it pertains to the Councils and Creeds of the first five centuries.
Book Review: In Defense of Christian Patriotism
Daniel Darling. In Defense of Christian Patriotism. Broadside Books, 2025. 288 pp. Only a marginal minority of Americans has embraced the term “Christian Nationalist.” According to a 2023 Neighborly Faith report, only five percent of respondents self-identified as Christian Nationalists or sympathized with the movement. In most public discourse today, it is a pejorative that…
Patriotism or Nationalism: A Distinction that Makes a Difference
A while back, I had a parishioner ask me, “What is the difference between patriotism and nationalism?” Intuitively, I knew there was a difference, but I struggled to articulate it. Over time, and as the idea of “Christian Nationalism” gained momentum, I continued to ponder the question. Personally, I’m very uncomfortable with the way our political leaders are interpreting…
Confessing the Faith: Catholic Councils and Creeds
Editor’s Note: This is the seventh in a series of articles by Dr. Stephen Noll, titled “The Jerusalem Declaration: A Personal Commentary.” In this series, Dr. Noll draws on decades of experience in the GAFCON movement, especially his role as Secretary of the Statement group that drafted the Jerusalem Declaration and its accompanying Statement. Having heard the Gospel…
Explaining Abuja: What Is the Global Anglican Communion?
On March 7, 2026, Gafcon’s G26 Conference concluded with the release of The Abuja Affirmation. This lengthy communiqué declared the failure of the Anglican Communion’s existing instruments of unity and outlined a proposed remedy.
The Bible: Walking in God’s Word
The Jerusalem Declaration offers a set of principles to guide us in our Christian walk, as outlined in the second sentence of Clause 2: “The Bible is to be translated, read, preached, taught and obeyed in its plain and canonical sense, respectful of the church’s historic and consensual reading.”
The Bible: Believing God’s Word Written
Clause 2 has two sentences. Taken together, they capture the twofold dynamic of the Bible, moving from God’s gracious self-revelation to our thankful response.
Book Review: The Gospel After Christendom
In The Gospel After Christendom, the writers, pastors, and scholars of The Gospel Coalition and the Keller Center for Cultural Apologetics have applied a similar understanding of cultural apologetics in a unified collection of essays designed to “define cultural apologetics, explain its biblical and historical grounding, and demonstrate how it is important for the church today.”
The Jerusalem Declaration: A Personal Commentary
By this time, it is clear that the Jerusalem Declaration has become the doctrinal standard of the global Anglican realignment.
Confessing the Gospel in Our Day
The Jerusalem Declaration is the confessional basis for a reformed and reordered Communion. It is not only a memento of the first GAFCON in 2008, but it is also the ongoing “contemporary standard for Anglican identity” for individual and corporate membership in the Global Anglican Communion.
The Standard of Prayer Book Worship
We rejoice in our Anglican sacramental and liturgical heritage as an expression of the gospel, and we uphold the 1662 Book of Common Prayer as a true and authoritative standard of worship and prayer, to be translated and locally adapted for each culture.