Archive for March, 2026
The Chair of St Augustine is now officially vacant
Posted by simon peter sutherland in Theology on March 27, 2026
A terrible week for Christianity in Britain
Posted by simon peter sutherland in "Calvinism", Church of England on March 23, 2026

On Wednesday Sara Mullally will be enthroned as the new archbishop of Canterbury for the Church of England. A detestable act which proves the outright disdain and contentious attitudes high ranking clergy members of the C of E have for Scripture.
As many of you will know I left the Church of England in 2025 following the announcement for the first female archbishop of Canterbury.
In my previous articles I have proven that there are no women leaders in the Bible and this has been the position of the Church since Christ first established it in Jerusalem 2000 years ago. Yet the outright hypocrisy found within the Church of England cannot even sustain the severity of the punishment they now find themselves in. On the one hand the conservative evangelicals are choosing to remain and seek reform of the church from within. While on the other hand the liberals are not even happy with results they are getting from the synod. It appears that nobody or a few, apart from the self seeking bishops, appears to be happy anymore in that denomination. Now to make matters worse, they have a full on liberal as spiritual head of the establishment.
What a shameful mockery they have become of the body of Christ.
Could any of them, (unless they are open theists) deny that if God is sovereign, (in the Calvinistic determinist context) that the recent meningitis outbreak in Kent is no mere coincidence? After all, the majority of the conservative evangelicals within the C of E are in fact 5 Point Calvinists and determinists. So few could deny that such an outbreak cannot occur unless it is determined and decreed by Almighty God.
So what on earth is going on? Should the conservative evangelicals take such an outbreak as a blessing? Or should they take it as a judgement upon an apostate disobedient church? If the latter is true, why are many of them keeping silent about this terrible appointment of a woman on the seat of St Augustine? Clearly some are stuck between a rock in a hard place while others just couldn’t care less.
Yet Thomas Cranmer would be turning in his grave.
In a previous article I state, “It comes as no surprise to me how the leading bishops wrongly interpret the Bible. They squeeze their interpretation into their trajectory to preserve an establishment that goes from one extreme to the other and faithful ministers are caught like boiling frogs in a hot pan. These bishops who have brought in the same-sex blessings know the church will eventually bring in same-sex marriage, just as the ordination of women priests has now led to the ordination of the first Archbishop of Canterbury. This is the way false teaching works, it creeps in and doesn’t creep back out again. False teachers are like that too, they crawl in unawares and manipulate women and well meaning people and have no respect for authority. False teachers reject the higher authority of Scripture and have no genuine love for God in their hearts.”
I also state,
“I understand that the fabric of a state church has to flow with the winds of culture, but the problem then becomes an issue of people pleasing. Christians are not on this earth to be people pleasers, we are here to serve God. So because of this I believe it is time for separation, or even disestablishment.“
So now I state even further, when will the lesson be learned? The longer you keep silent, the worse it will become, the longer you remain, the more corrupt you will become. As St Paul states “Do not be deceived: “Evil company corrupts good habits.” (1 Corinthians 15: 33. NKJV)
“The Divine Saviour in the Dark Light of Modern Critical and Sceptical Scholarship” coming soon
Posted by simon peter sutherland in Biblical archaeology, Biblical Scholarship, Theology on March 21, 2026

“Over the last two thousand years or so, the Christian faith has had more than its fair share of enemies.” I write “When Jesus was born, whatever date that may have been, Herod sought to have the Christ-child put to death. In the Gospels, the authors record how many attempts were made on Jesus’ life, only one was granted. All Four Gospels agree that Jesus was crucified and died. From the human perspective, Jesus had been executed for proclaiming Himself King. All other accusations against Him failed. In Jerusalem, at an ancient execution site outside the city walls, Jesus of Nazareth was nailed to a cross and died. This is historical fact.
To all intents and purposes, the story should have ended there, but it didn’t. The Gospels claim that Jesus came alive again and remained on earth for a period of forty days.”
The above words are a quote from my new upcoming book “The Divine Saviour in the Dark Light of Modern Critical and Sceptical Scholarship” a book that objects to the many speculative criticisms made by sceptical scholars over recent years. For those who do not know, sceptical and critical scholars are those who doubt the authenticity of the Bible and are often very vocal about it.
In my book I explore the history of the Bible and offer proofs in defence of the historicity of the Scriptures and I believe the work can be a valuable resource for many Christians who believe in the infallibility of the divine word.
Now that I have completed my documentary series on St Paul and the Greek Islands, “The Divine Saviour in the Dark Light of Modern Critical and Sceptical Scholarship” will be available soon.
Should the Church of England be disestablished?
Posted by simon peter sutherland in Church of England, England issues, Issues with Christianity in England today on March 18, 2026

As many of you will know we are fast approaching Easter, the season where many Christians celebrate the resurrection of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Easter signifies the Biblical and historical claim that Jesus truly came back to life in a bodily resurrection after He was put to death by crucifixion in Jerusalem 2000 years ago.
According to St Paul, without this resurrection, faith in Jesus Christ is useless. 1 Corinthians 15; 14.
You may say, what has all this got to do with the disestablishment of the Church of England? Well, the answer is a matter of timing since this week we heard claims that individuals from the green party are wanting to disestablish the Church of England.
Curious don’t you think that these claims should be made during the run up to Easter?
We saw this type of thing back in Easter 2018 when the archbishop of Wales made untimely claims about the resurrection and now in 2026 we are hearing claims that the Church of England could be disestablished if individuals from the green party get their way.
It’s the same old story, attack Christianity but leave the other religions alone.
It comes as no surprise to me that people are wanting to see the C of E separated from the state. Every other week we are hearing reports about false leaders in the C of E who are clearly none of Christ. It is clear to me that the Church of England has many enemies of the true gospel who are firmly planted within its man centred walls. While at the same time there are many faithful and Godly ministers who have chosen to remain. Although I am no longer part of the C of E I spent many years experiencing its reality first hand. There are clearly bishops who have unmovably fixed themselves on a trajectory to destroy the historic position of the Church of England as we have known it for many centuries. Now we are seeing further attacks upon the one established church that if brought to pass, could be either a divine judgement upon the church or simply part of a greater human agenda to bring down Christianity in England and replace it with either secularism or another religion.
Maybe secularism is a religion?
Either way, this destructive agenda is not going to stop. Jesus speaks about His enemies throughout the gospels and although I firmly believe that His Church will never come to an end and I don’t necessarily believe the New Testament agrees with any established church. The early Church of the New Testament was a house movement and I affirm with certainty that the Church which Christ established is a rock that became a mountain as mentioned in my article on the subject. Thus when Jesus said “I will build My Church, and the gates of hell will not prevail against it” (Matthew 16: 18. NKJV) I absolutely believe those words are truth. Thus, that is what the enemies of Christ do not have, be they bishops or unbelievers, they do not have truth on their side.
Likewise, the historic validity of the resurrection of Jesus Christ is as sure as the earth is real and on that matter, you can read my article here.
But the question remains, should the Church of England be disestablished? It is a matter of great intrigue to me since there is no established Church in the New Testament. But that doesn’t mean that Christ intended it to remain that way. Christianity has universally grown since it was first planted in Jerusalem 2000 years ago. Likewise, the Church will continue to grow in England regardless of the establishment.
I think back to the days of the great awakenings when the Wesley brothers John and Charles took the gospel out from within the walls of the established Church and into the fields and the streets. This could happen again in a big way. There is no supressing the divine truth of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, it will continue no matter what men may say and His church will never come to an end, with or without an established Church.
