Resolved, the House of _____ concurring, That this 74th General
Convention affirms that "Holy Scripture containeth
all things necessary to salvation: so that whatsoever is not read therein, nor
may be proved thereby, is not to be required of any man, that it should be
believed as an article of the Faith, or be thought requisite or necessary to
salvation," as set forth in Article VI of the Articles of Religion
established by the General Convention on September 12, 1801; and be it further
Resolved, That this 74th General Convention re-affirms that
"it is not lawful for the Church to ordain [that is, establish or enact]
any thing that is contrary to God's Word written, neither may it so expound one
place of Scripture, that it be repugnant to another," as set forth in
Article XX of the Articles of Religion established by the General Convention on
September 12, 1801; and be it further
Resolved, That this 74th General Convention affirms that every
member of this Church is conscience-bound first of all to obey the teaching and
direction of Our Lord Jesus Christ as set forth in Holy Scripture in any matter
where a decision or action of this Church, or this General Convention, may
depart from that teaching; and be it further
Resolved, That this 74th General Convention re-affirms that the
statements known as the Chicago-Lambeth Quadrilaterial of 1886, 1888, as set forth in the Book of
Common Prayer, 1979 continue to be true and accurate statements of the faith
and policy of this Church, and the Anglican Communion; and be it further
Resolved, That this 74th General Convention affirms that councils
of the Church have, and sometimes will, err but that Our Lord Jesus Christ,
present through the person of the Holy Spirit, can and will correct such error;
and be it further
Resolved, That this 74th General Convention directs the Office of
the Presiding Bishop to forward a copy of this resolution to every Diocese
within the Episcopal Church.