Honest Thoughts on the Open Letter
A response to the Open Letter: "Looking Forward—Together."
The heart of the issue is not whether homosexual practice is sinful; the key issue is whether homosexual attraction is itself a sin and if the heinousness of this sin is such that it disqualifies a man from holding ordained office. The letter’s failure to mention the widespread concern surrounding SSA anywhere in the body... Continue Reading
Looking Forward – Together
An open letter: A letter to our brothers and friends in the Presbyterian Church in America
Where may we differ with one another? We may differ in the expression of our Orthodoxy when it comes to worship, while keeping within the bounds of our polity and Scripture. We may differ in how our local cultural perspectives impact our day-to-day practices, in order to be faithful to Christ’s mission and to make... Continue Reading
The PCA Report on Human Sexuality Statement 7: Agreement and Review
Statement 7 touches upon the chief error in the Side B homosexual movement in the PCA, the idea that Christians can live with continuing sinful desire unabated.
By faith we should expect substantial progress in our holiness. Statement 7 does not countenance the defeatism of unbelief, whereas Revoice fails to encourage any expectation of change. The Side B view and appeal is “accept us just as we are.” Faith looks to the power of God to raise the dead and move mountains,... Continue Reading
A New Exception to the Westminster Standards?
The latest exception being taken in presbytery examines is to Westminster Shorter Catechism Q. 83, “Are all transgressions of the law equally heinous?”
To deny that an orientation can change is to deny the witness and the works of the Holy Spirit and to bring scandal upon the church. At some point, we need to come to a decision on whether we believe Side B theology and, therefore, self-styled “gay Christianity” to be a sin of a more... Continue Reading
Pre-PCA General Assembly Conference: “For Such a Time as This”
This pre-Assembly Conference will June 29, 2021, 10:00 – 11:55 a.m., at the St. Louis Holiday Inn Downtown-Convention Center, across the street from the PCA GA site.
This seminar will explore the nature of laws passed by local, state and federal bodies which appear antithetical to God’s moral law, and to provide guidance and options for the church’s biblical response. Join with us to discuss the spiritual, moral, and social issues of our day, and to find encouragement and resources on how... Continue Reading
Charles Hodge Weighs In: Homosexuality in the Presbyterian Church in America (Part 11)
In Hodge’s theology, had he encountered the Side B homosexual doctrine, he would have said it does not have a leg to stand on.
The new St. Louis Doctrine is that in the inscrutable privacy of God’s mind, the Holy Spirit, contrary to his public word (Scripture) may make exceptions. Allegedly, he has inscrutably decided not to strive against some believers’ sexual desire for persons of the same gender. We have not yet been informed whether there are other... Continue Reading
God’s Ordinary Deliverance from the Sin of Homosexuality: A Testimony
I fear that if the PCA makes room for “Side B” gay identity out of a sense of compassion, then vulnerable young people could be led toward unbiblical self-conceptions and even sinful behaviors.
If something like the positions espoused by Revoice were being articulated in 2005, I almost certainly would have gravitated to them. Though I was no longer interested in dating, I think that if I had been told it was okay to identify as same-sex attracted and even to pursue celibate friendships with other women who... Continue Reading
Same-Sex Attracted Identification is Not Above Reproach
This year’s PCA General Assembly will be focusing on the core issues around the question of same-sex-attracted (SSA) men and ordination to sacred office.
As of today, I am even more persuaded that an SSA-Christian man is not qualified for/not called to sacred office. He is not above reproach. Such a man has established as part of his identity a sin that is against nature (Jude 1:7; Rom 1:26). This identification may be nothing more than a confusion of... Continue Reading
Vermigli and Same-Sex Attraction (Part 7): Conclusion
We've discussed Vermigli's views and how they relate to Reformed theology. But what does that have to do with the current discussion of sexuality in the PCA?
“Not Being Named by Our Sins” But when we identify with our sins, we do something very different. To identify with our sin may bring disgrace upon the name of Christ. It is to violate vow #7 which is to “adorn the profession of the gospel in your manner of life”. It is particularly disgraceful... Continue Reading
The PCA Has Fallen into Error, and Can’t Get Back Up: Part 3-David Frenchism
Frenchism: Does not really have a problem with cultural Christianity, as much as with those who do not agree with it on how the culture is to be influenced.
But let’s get to the offences of white Christians themselves. Christians who voted for Trump because of their concerns about abortion, gay marriage, assaults on free speech, oppressive taxation, etc., are condemned for failing to “lay down their political arms.” We must understand, though, that this is only an offence for Trump voters. Those who,... Continue Reading
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