Paper Tiger PCA?
Reflecting on the latest round of overtures and their respective backgrounds, it may be that the PCA may be something of a paper tiger.
My use of “paper tiger” when describing the PCA is slightly different than the standard definition. There are many good things going on in the PCA that profitable for gospel ministry that are certainly not façades. When I say the PCA may be a paper tiger, I mean that the PCA is strong on paper... Continue Reading
Why the PCA Needs a Statute of Limitation – Reasons to Vote Against Amending BCO 32-20
Reasons for PCA Presbyteries to vote NO on amending BCO 32-20, the statute of limitations provision.
I am convinced that removing the present wording of the statute of limitations in BCO 32-20 will lead to other serious problems and unintended consequences. The proposed amendment will potentially open up members to harassment by the courts; it will allow the shepherding from elders to become lax; it will allow courts to settle for... Continue Reading
Christian Reformed Church Brings LGBT Stance Into Faith Statement
The Christian Reformed Church Synod voted to codify its opposition to homosexual sex by elevating it to the status of confession, or declaration of faith.
The vote, after two long days of debate, approves a list of what the denomination calls sexual immorality it won’t tolerate, including “adultery, premarital sex, extra-marital sex, polyamory, pornography, and homosexual sex.” “The church must warn its members that those who refuse to repent of these sins—as well as of idolatry, greed, and other such... Continue Reading
CRC Synod Tells Grand Rapids Church to End Term of LGBTQ Deacon
Christian Reformed Church Synod told Neland Avenue CRC in Grand Rapids to end the term of a deacon who is in a LGBTQ marriage.
The vote to “affirm that unchastity in the Heidelberg Catechism encompasses adultery, premarital sex, extra-marital sex, polyamory, pornography and homosexual sex, all of which violate the seventh commandment,” passed 123 to 53, with two voting to abstain. Delegates voted to not add a footnote to Q&A 108 of the Heidelberg Catechism, a confession of faith... Continue Reading
Missouri Presbytery Reports on Second Hearing Regarding Revoice Conference
The PCA’s Missouri Presbytery held a second hearing concerning its actions regarding Memorial Presbyterian Church’s involvement with the Revoice conference it hosted in 2018.
As part of MOP’s responsibility “to make clear to the broader Church the errors that were identified in Presbytery’s various investigations” — and the steps it is taking “to fulfill its responsibilities to protect the peace and purity of the broader Church . . . in light of these errors,” … the following documents are... Continue Reading
Southern Baptists Shouldn’t Write Blank Checks For SBC Leaders On Sexual Abuse
Southern Baptist messengers should not give any blank-check authority to solve the fundamental issue of sexual allegations away from churches in a back room.
Last year, messengers to the 2021 Southern Baptist Convention authorized an internal investigation of the convention’s Executive Committee (EC). The motion the convention adopted created a task force and directed the president to name sex abuse experts who would hire and oversee an outside, independent expert to investigate “any allegations of abuse, mishandling of abuse,... Continue Reading
The Standing Judicial Commission Just Violated the PCA Constitution and Standards—Again.
What rights do PCA members have to present their cases before the church courts?
The Bible I read gives a strong impression that the King and Head of the Church looks none too kindly on this kind of brazen rebellion—especially when perpetrated by those who claim to be His shepherds. “It belongs to His Majesty,” reads the BCO Preface, “from His throne of glory to rule and teach the... Continue Reading
Overture 2 to the 2022 OPC GA: Help or Hindrance?
If appointed, could the proposed committee honor Jesus Christ, help the OPC, her members, the broader church, and even our world? Or could it be a hindrance?
I believe that the greatest need the OPC has right now is not another committee, but rather men in leadership and members in our churches who are committed to true and decided piety. This stands as the chief necessity for the eldership and the Christian life (1 Timothy 3:2, 1 Peter 1:16). John Calvin provided... Continue Reading
Dozens of Georgia Churches Split From United Methodist Church Over LGBTQ Issues
The departing Georgia churches mark the latest in a growing divide among Protestants over LGBTQ issues
During a special session in 2019, the UMC adopted a disaffiliation agreement allowing churches to leave the denomination through the end of 2023 “for reasons of conscience regarding a change in the requirements and provisions of the Book of Discipline related to the practice of homosexuality or the ordination or marriage of self-avowed practicing homosexuals... Continue Reading
The Christian Conquest of Pagan Rome
Some examples of cultural engagement: the early Christian church and its triumph over the pagan culture of Rome.
The early Christians, acting in obedience to Christ, began to care for the poor, the sick, and the marginalized. So alien were their charitable acts and self-sacrificial lives that the Romans referred to them as “the third race.” In the centuries to follow, even though Christians were still a demographic minority, their care of the... Continue Reading
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