EPC Teaching Elders: Church History’s Inconvenient Truths
The church needs to be careful not to approve an open door to ordaining same-sex attracted individuals.
Why do I raise this issue? Because of a current issue facing the EPC denomination. Like so many decisions in church history, the current critical issue facing the EPC is a watershed issue. Be assured it doesn’t relate to violence, tortures, or murders. However, it may and could relate to false teaching, compromise, regarding homosexuality. ... Continue Reading
The Question of Imitable Faith in Ordination
The church is increasingly confronted with questions about whether a man who identifies as same-sex attracted, though professing celibacy, meets the biblical qualifications for gospel ministry.
A leader whose life reflects an ongoing identification with desires that Scripture calls “contrary to nature” presents a confusing model for the flock. Even if celibate, the outcome of such a way of life may fall short of the progressive sanctification that Scripture holds forth as normative for believers, and especially for leaders. “Remember... Continue Reading
The PCA Must Stop Trifling with Sodomite Lust
The latest public disgrace of a sodomite-attracted minister confronts the PCA with the urgency to cut off all sin
I hope PCA congregations and agencies will learn from Allberry’s tragic fall and disgrace: do not platform those who seek to build their credibility or brand on the basis of their sinful desires. Stop exposing young people to such men. It is time PCA officers, congregations, and agencies take seriously both our Constitution and the... Continue Reading
EPC Ad Interim Committee Denies Homosexuality is Unique ‘Unnatural’ Sin Contrary to Scripture and Historic Orthodox Christianity
The “Red Line Overture” refers to the Red Line Statement signed by over three hundred EPC REs and TEs who oppose the ordination of same-sex attracted persons (celibate homosexuals) to church office.
It is tragic to observe the AIC using the tactics of gay Christian writers who have attempted to explain away Romans 1:26,27 since the 1970s. Paul’s assertion that homosexual lust and acts are uniquely “against nature” is manifestly evident in Romans 1:26,27. Those claiming to be evangelicals with a high view of Scripture must not... Continue Reading
Thoughts on “What Kind of Church Are We Becoming?”
Any serious attempt to talk about the “mood” of the PCA over the last few years has to reckon honestly with what those years actually were.
What changed was not that a brand new theology suddenly appeared. What changed was that many elders and churches who had long held these convictions, but had less cultural influence in the Assembly, the committees, and the nominating process, finally came forward in greater force. Their views were not new. They were simply no longer... Continue Reading
Weaponizing the Ethos
What happens when those who question the direction of the EPC are accused of being divisive and threatened with church discipline?
It is wrong to weaponize the ethos. It is wrong to shame and blame those with whom we disagree. Criticism is not contention and disagreement is not disunity. To critics of the Plumb Line we would simply say: We love the EPC as much as you do. In all that we have written in the... Continue Reading
In Non-Essentials Liberty?
None of us truly embrace liberty in the matters addressed in Overtures 23 and 37. Nor should we.
The ethos of the PCA is decidedly not “in non-essentials liberty.” And I cannot think of a single denomination where that is actually the practice. As I stated earlier, I have seen this statement bandied about by those who have publicly stated their disagreement and disgust with the overwhelming decision of the General Assembly to... Continue Reading
Reformed Presbyterian Church Minister, Rev. Jerry O’Neill, Called Home to Glory
Rev. O’Neill faithfully served for 23 years as president of Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Pittsburgh, PA.
Rev. O’Neill was also passionate about spreading the gospel of Christ around the world, embarking on regular trips to Asia and South America to assist in the education and preparation of future ministers, often teaching in countries where the gospel faced significant and official opposition from the government. His life is celebrated by thousands of... Continue Reading
In a Church Without Deacons, Who Does Their Work?
As James Ramsay implied, as Harry Reeder declared, and as Dr. Guy Waters says in a GRN article, the deacon’s ministry is one of “authoritative service.”
According to Ramsay, when qualified deacons could not be obtained it was the elders who discharged the duties of both offices. Looking back, that makes perfect sense because in the Jerusalem church of Acts 6 there were no deacons until the apostles realized they needed help. If all agree that the office of elder is... Continue Reading
The Evangelical Presbyterian Church Must Resist Euphemisms
The euphemisms, “gay,” “same-sex attracted,” and “latent propensity” are purposely intended to detract from the heinousness and seriousness of the sin God hates.
The issue the EPC faces is no minor tweak to The Westminster Confession of Faith, its Book of Order or The Essentials of Our Faith. It’s a major decision and potential radical departure from divine revelation. As such, it must be recognized for what it is: Spiritual Warfare. That’s not a popular term, but it’s... Continue Reading
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