God's love.

Dear editor,

Having read R. S. McKegney's letter (Losing Anglicanism September Journal), one must continue to "wonder what the Anglican church is coming to."

God does love us all, for he created us for fellowship with himself. When we come to him, he does . accept us where we are, but he does not want us to stay there, in our carnal, immoral and sinful nature. Through sanctification, he calls us to repentance and holiness.

Yes, gays and lesbians must be welcome in the church, as are all sinners, but it is the purpose of all the church's members to repent of their immorality (sin, rebellion, and disobedience), and to seek sanctification through the preaching and hearing of the Word. To say that a sinner cannot change (be sanctified) is to limit the power of God in one's life; thus denying the reason and purpose of Jesus Christ--his life, death, resurrection, and redemption.

Alan MacGowan

Red Bank, N.B.