An affirmation of faith always comes from the mouth and out of the heart of the person who is making that affirmation; in that they are confessing Jesus is Lord and believing that He is raised from the dead. You cannot receive The Holy Spirit unless your mouth has professed Him. (Roman’s 10:9-10) A Bishop cannot make this happen, no matter how often he lays his hands on you until this has taken place. Even then it is a reciprocal process between the Bishop and the receiver who has empowered the Bishop to lay hands on them. The Bishop’s is a position of expectation and Grace in itself, any church leader knows this, although they may not admit to it because it’s a part of the mysterious process. Therefore, it is no less a receiving of God’s Holy Spirit whether is from an Anglican or a Catholic. God uses whom He choses to do His work and to walk with Him.
I think that your comment about the receiving of Grace is illogical. Anyone who has received Grace has either received it or they haven’t. If the invalid can bring about a valid state, then the invalid became valid as soon as it was received.
There is a difference between having respect for a church’s rules and regulations, which I happen to know comes about because of the dynamic nature of man in a group situations, and claiming such rules to be written in the Bible. Rules of men are written to bring about conformity to their own nature and pattern of life (Romans 12:2), not God’s will for us, which is ultimately to become an image of Him though salvation.
As long as there is a church, then there will always be rules and regulations because conformity is necessary to run a church.
God bless
