This passage reveals an explicit hostility toward the notion of Jewish sovereignty. The message offered here is that if the Jews who entered Palestine in 1948 had only been better behaved – and acted more like Armenians who came previously – then none of the tragic history that took place after 1948 would have happened.”... Continue Reading

“For the unity, peace, purity, and prosperity of the church we are instructing the chairman to withdraw the legal action that was brought to determine who constituted the legally appointed and responsible Board of Trustees of Erskine College. We do not intend to bring further legal action” Several sources, including a press release from Erskine... Continue Reading

My guest on the program today will be ARP special commission member Ken Wingate. Ken is also an Attorney, Author, a member of the South Carolina Board of Higher Education, and an Elder at First Presbyterian Church in Columbia . “Knowing The Truth” with Pastor Kevin Boling is a live, call-in radio program providing Doctrinal... Continue Reading

Place and time: Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 7 p.m. It will be held at the Union ARP Church in Richburg, SC. The Moderator of the Presbytery has received resolutions from the Tirzah and First Lancaster Sessions requesting a called meeting of Presbytery for the purpose of communal prayer for the General Synod and Erskine... Continue Reading

There has been significant concern within the church about Erskine over the years. Perceptions of a parting of the ways in the 1960s and ’70s led to the writing of the synod’s Philosophy on Christian Higher Education in 1977 and the formulation of a mission statement. One finding of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church’s Moderator’s... Continue Reading

Temporary Restraining Order cancels planned Interim Board meeting scheduled for later this week had been postponed indefinitely Erskine College has filed a motion for a voluntary dismissal in its lawsuit against the General Synod of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church, but a very similar suit was filed Monday. Richard Taylor and Parker Young, dismissed members... Continue Reading

Join in praying for the Presbyterian Church in America from May 6 – June 28. Each year the 50 Days of Prayer devotional calls the PCA to pray for the General Assembly, which meets June 29-July 2 in Nashville, Tenn. In this year’s devotional, The Gospel of the Kingdom, Pastor Mike Ross explores four aspects... Continue Reading

Four Corners Church is a part of the Acts 29 church planting network……(which) stresses solid theological conviction and it’s committed to reformed tenants of the faith, but it also provides a platform for a diversity of ministry philosophies” Rumors have abounded since Four Corners Church was first planted in The Alamo in downtown Newnan, Georgia.... Continue Reading

“The evidence shows that the deed and documents of ownership specifically provide that the real and personal property at issue in this case are held solely by the Olivet congregation rather than in trust for the PCUSA” Citing conflicting interpretations of the Presbyterian Church (USA) Book of Order, and affirming that the First Amendment of... Continue Reading

In the past two years, more than 40 congregations have left the Presbyterian Church (USA) and affiliated with the EPC for reasons similar to those cited by Covenant Members of Covenant Church in West Lafayette, Indiana say a denominational change hasn’t altered their Christian identity and purpose. “Covenant hasn’t changed as a church,” said the... Continue Reading