Presbyterian Church (USA) will Gather Nonbinary/Genderqueer Statistics for Its Membership
As the PCUSA has become more “inclusive,” from 2016 membership dropped precipitously 1.48 million to 1.1 million, churches from 9,451 to 8,813, and attendance nearly 50% over the past decade to 425,000.
In 2015, PCUSA amended its constitution to change the definition of marriage to read in part, “Marriage involves a unique commitment between two people, traditionally a man and a woman, to love and support each other for the rest of their lives.” The prior year, the General Assembly had allowed pastors in the PCUSA to... Continue Reading
A Case For A Big, Central Pulpit
The various features of a church’s architecture and layout should be based on things we see as biblically important.
As for the pulpit in particular- it is big, central, and strong, for a reason. It is meant to promote the preaching of God’s inspired, inerrant, sufficient, and authoritative Word as the central activity of the Church. The pulpit is bigger than the preacher. The pulpit requires the person who brings the Word to stand... Continue Reading
Same-Sex Marriage Sparks Divisive Debate at Twice-Delayed Lambeth Conference
Anglican bishops from all over the world met at the Lambeth Conference in July amid conflict over same-sex marriage and attempts by leaders to defuse it.
According to the original documents, called “Lambeth Calls,” marriage is defined as “between a man and a woman,” and the documents go on to say: “It is the mind of the Anglican Communion as a whole that same-gender marriage is not permissible.” The documents also stated that “legitimizing or blessing same-sex unions” cannot be advised.... Continue Reading
Memorial Presbyterian Church Session Calls Congregation Meeting
The Memorial Session is recommending that the congregation vote to withdraw from the PCA
It is with a mixture of sorrow and hope that we, the elders of Memorial Presbyterian Church, after fifteen months spent fasting, praying, waiting, consulting and listening, now write to call a meeting of the congregation for 5:30–6:30 p.m. Friday, November 18, 2022, in the Auditorium for the purpose of deciding on matters pertaining to... Continue Reading
Tennessee Valley Presbytery Requests Missouri Presbytery to Investigate Memorial PCA Session
At its October 18, 2022 stated meeting, Tennessee Valley Presbytery approved an overture requesting that Missouri Presbytery investigate the Session of Memorial Presbyterian Church in Saint Louis, Mo.
At its October 18, 2022 stated meeting, Tennessee Valley Presbytery (TVP) approved an overture from the Session of First Presbyterian Church in Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga., requesting that Missouri Presbytery investigate the Session of Memorial Presbyterian Church in Saint Louis, Mo. The overture based this request on BCO 40-5, where a higher court can be asked... Continue Reading
Bible Presbyterian Church 2022 Synod Report
Joyful fellowship, significant work marked the Bible Presbyterian 2022 Synod.
The Gender Identity Study Committee presented a written report to the delegates, The Historical Positions of the Bible Presbyterian Church General Synod on Gender Identity and moved to amend the final sentence of Form of Government 1:7 to read, “The Bible Presbyterian Church believes that marriage is limited to a covenant relationship between one biological... Continue Reading
A Review of “Church Refugees” Leaving the Church But Not Their Faith Behind
They are being called the “dechurched” or the “dones,” who are leaving behind the church, but not their faith.
“So, the dones are leaving behind the church. But they do not necessarily leave their faith. In fact, it seems they have a strong desire to maintain their spiritual lives. The reason the Dones have dechurched themselves is not that they no longer believe in God. Rather, it is because they feel the church is... Continue Reading
What Is The Nature And Strategy Of Satan?
God is light and truth, Satan is darkness and deception.
So, how are we to defend ourselves from the strategy of Satan? What, if anything can we do? Well, I hope you noticed a big difference between the way that Eve responded to Satan and the way that Jesus responded to Satan. Eve failed to resist the Devil’s temptation, while Jesus obviously succeeded. Jesus succeeded... Continue Reading
Identity Confusion In The Church: Majority of U.S. Christians Don’t Know Who They Are, According To New Survey From Ligonier Ministries
Ligonier Ministries: survey reveals the overwhelming majority of U.S. evangelicals have accepted a view of human identity that aligns more with American society than the teaching of the Bible.
The fact that nearly two-thirds of U.S. evangelicals believe that humans are born in a state of innocence reveals that the biblical teaching of original sin is not embraced by most evangelicals. The Bible, however, makes clear that all humans are “by nature children of wrath” (Eph. 2:3). In other words, we are not sinners... Continue Reading
Australian Anglican Church Splits Over Same-Sex Marriage
The split follows the Australian Anglican Church’s decision to leave it up to each diocese to decide whether to bless same-sex unions.
Archbishop Davies, hit back at his comments, saying the diocese would “stay true to the bible’s teachings on sexuality” and reject the “revisionist theology” propagated by progressive archbishops in Adelaide, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth. Bishop Davies has been the dominant force in the conservative wing of the Anglican Church for nearly a decade, leading the... Continue Reading
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