The Coronation of Charles III
The coronation service of the new king Charles III had many objectionable features, some longstanding (as the vow to maintain Episcopacy in England), others new (as the involvement of a Roman cardinal and representatives of other “faith communities”). In the midst of all this, it was a matter of thankfulness to find a solemn vow to maintain Protestantism in Britain: “Will you to the utmost of your power maintain the Laws of God and the true profession of the Gospel? Will you to the utmost of your power maintain in the United Kingdom the Protestant Reformed Religion established by law?” Probably many in high places were far from happy with this vow, but that was the promise that the King was constrained to make, in the providence of God. What such a vow will mean in the midst of all the surrounding superstition and false religion is another matter.
As had happened at the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, so at the coronation another unlikely person was constrained to declare the truth of the Word of God before millions of people. The Prime Minister, who is a Hindu, read the precious words of Colossians 1:9-17, in the Authorised Version:
“For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of His will in
all wisdom and spiritual understanding; that ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God; strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness; giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light: who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of His dear Son: in whom we have redemption through His blood, even the forgiveness of sins: who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: for by Him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by Him, and for Him: and He is before all things, and by Him all things consist.”
He concluded by saying, “This is the word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.” Satan makes every effort to bury the truth under piles of religious rubbish, but the Most High will not be deprived of His glory, even on such an occasion as this.
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