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Two Final Pleas As PCA Presbyteries Vote on the Proposed BCO Amendments

Presbyters are urged to voted in favor of Item 1 and against Item 7

Written by Larry Ball | Wednesday, October 19, 2022

Regarding Item 1: No one is doubting the integrity of a man’s self-description. We believe he rightly owns that description. We believe he is a man of integrity. The major point is whether such a man is eligible to serve as an officer in the PCA. Regarding Item 7: It’s already difficult to get 2... Continue Reading

Researching the Rationales of PCAGA49’s Proposed BCO Amendments

To help recall some of the original arguments in support of these amendments, here is a list of links to the original overtures as submitted by their respective Presbyteries.

Written by Jacob Gerber | Friday, October 14, 2022

We submit this resource with two important caveats. First, many of these proposals from the Presbyteries were amended — and a few almost entirely rewritten — in the Overtures Committee. While the “whereas” statements in the initial forms may help presbyters to remember the original reasons for the amendments, they do not speak to the... Continue Reading

Why the PCA Needs Overture 15

The strength of the BCO language addition proposed by O15 is its clarity and brevity.

Written by Zachary Garris | Thursday, September 22, 2022

The language of O29 and O31 are welcome additions to the BCO. However, they are insufficient. They do not address the issue before us, which is whether a church officer may describe himself as “homosexual.” The proposal put forward by O15 clearly says no. Officers who struggle with same-sex attraction are not “gay” or “homosexual,”... Continue Reading

Celibacy Is Not Enough

To be “above reproach” means at base that chastity is required for all church officers.

Written by Ryan Biese | Wednesday, September 14, 2022

The mere abstinence from sodomite conduct – while at the same time speaking about, attending conferences focused on, and writing about one’s sodomite lust – is hardly to be considered “above reproach” (cf. 1 Tim 3), to “adorn the profession of the gospel” (cf. BCO 21-5, 24-6), or to be “free from all taint of... Continue Reading

Homosexuality and the True Division in the PCA

The PCA Ad-Interim Committee on Human Sexuality considered the Side B view and clearly rejected it.

Written by George Sayour | Tuesday, September 6, 2022

Regarding the meaning of the Overture 15 wording: “This language if inserted in the BCO would not serve to disqualify a man who merely experiences same-sex attraction… it’s a question of how you relate to your same-sex attraction, someone who has repented of their same-sex attraction, who has denied it, is seeking to mortify it... Continue Reading

The Story Behind Overture 15: The Original Intent of Its Author

My intent in drafting Overture 15, the proposed amendment to BCO 7-4, was to deal specifically with those who ‘publicly’ describe themselves as homosexuals.

Written by Larry Ball | Friday, September 2, 2022

We all struggle with the darkness of all types of sins.  My entire case for submitting the original overture is that the “public” announcement (like in Christianity Today) of constantly struggling with any particular sin disqualifies a man from holding office in the church.  The key word here is not the word “struggles” or even... Continue Reading

Clarity on PCA Overture 15

Overture 15 doesn't do what you think it does. Its focus is quite narrow.

Written by Ryan Biese | Thursday, September 1, 2022

Overture 15 would not declare the mere presence of homosexual desire to be disqualifying. While there may be a minority within the PCA who would bar anyone from office who confesses unnatural lust, overture 15 would not do that. Overture 15 is narrowly focused on barring from church office any man who describes, characterizes, or... Continue Reading

The Crux of the Matter in the PCA Deaconess Debate

The issue is not the permissibility and desirability of deaconesses; the real concern is that it is a sin to say one thing and then do another when taking ordination vows.

Written by Tom Hervey | Monday, August 29, 2022

The real concern is that it is a sin to say one thing and then do another. The PCA has published a Book of Church Order to show its members how it organizes itself and conducts its affairs. Our officers are required to swear that they approve our form of government; that they will submit... Continue Reading

Look at the PCA Book (of Church Order)

Church members would benefit from the BCO’s wisdom; it can be of great use and value to lay believers in forming their thoughts about the church in its operation.

Written by Joe Gibbons | Monday, August 29, 2022

I challenge you to consider the BCO in light of what the Bible says about the church. Read it carefully and deliberately. If you disagree with a statement made in its pages, ask why, and investigate further. Ask your pastor and elders about it. Order pleases the Lord, and he desires for his people to... Continue Reading

Central Carolina Presbytery, the First to Vote and Approve BCO Amendments On Qualifications for Church Office

The three proposed amendments dealing with qualifications for church office were approved by Central Carolina Presbytery.

Written by Staff | Saturday, August 27, 2022

Central Carolina Presbytery voted on August 27, 2022 to approve the three amendments to the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) Book of Church Order (BCO) dealing with biblical sexual ethics and it application to qualifications for church office. The PCA General Assembly voted to send the presbyteries eleven items containing amendments to the BCO. Three... Continue Reading

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