The PCA and the Right Against Self-Incrimination: Against Overture 14 at the PCA General Assembly
Overture 14 seeks to change BCO 35-1 to read that "church officers under accusation with regards to doctrinal views shall be required to testify before the court."
At the 2015 General Assembly in Chattanooga, the PCA rejected an overture to require an accused officer to testify against himself. Doctrinal charges must be proved by public materials and sermons, rather than aggressive prosecution. At the GA in Mobile, however, Providence Presbytery has raised this same issue again through Overture 14, which seeks to... Continue Reading
Confessing Sin One Church Officer at a Time
A call for PCA members to confess their sin of racism by the book — that is, by the Book of Church Order.
I would like for this year’s PCA Assembly to answer all the related overtures [on the sin of racism] by sending them back to the courts from which they originated to be dealt with according to our rules of discipline. Fully a third of our BCO is devoted to how our courts should deal with... Continue Reading
Overtures Take Different Approaches on Race
These overtures will be considered by the Overtures Committee
“The overture also calls the PCA to lament the decades it took to address the issue and its failure to preach and embody the full truth of Scripture on race-related matters. It calls on church courts to include questions about how the Gospel addresses issues of race and integration in the examination of candidates for... Continue Reading
Three Proposals for Racial Reconciliation Overtures in the PCA
As the calendar turns and thoughts begin to turn to the general assembly, it is important that we think about this matter in a biblically principled manner.
We should avoid diverting the church from its spiritual mission by means of permanent committees for social justice. Sean Lucas’ book clearly shows the peril to a Christian church of embracing a mission of social change or justice. It was PCUS’s Permanent Committee on Social and Moral Welfare that played a significant role in leading... Continue Reading
Overture 1 Sent to the PCA’s 44th General Assembly: Steps Towards Racial Reconciliation
The 44th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in America will meet in Mobile, Ala., June 20-24, 2016
Therefore be it resolved, that, before our Lord, the 44th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in America exhorts all its members, especially its officers, to examine themselves in the light of Scripture to determine if there be any unconfessed and unrepentant sins of partiality, favoritism, or prejudice among them (Gn. 1:26-27, Eph. 2:14-22, Jas.... Continue Reading
Lessons Learned From The Civil Rights Resolution At The 2015 PCA General Assembly
Five encouraging observations and lessons on how the PCA GA handled the Civil Rights Resolution
How then do we add feet to our repentance regarding the Civil Rights era, while maintaining this purely spiritual mission and authority? That is what we will need to work out in the year to come in our sessions and presbyteries. I might suggest that we begin by looking to the book of Philemon as... Continue Reading
Racial Reconciliation: Action of the 30th PCA General Assembly (2002)
In 2002, the 30th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in America adopted a resolution on racial reconciliation that included a confession of past actions.
We therefore confess our involvement in these sins. As a people, both we and our fathers, have failed to keep the commandments, the statutes, and the laws God has commanded. We therefore publicly repent of our pride, our complacency, and our complicity. Furthermore, we seek the forgiveness of our brothers and sisters for the reticence... Continue Reading
PCA General Assembly Report 2015
May God keep the PCA true to the Scriptures, true to the Reformed Faith, and obedient to the Great Commission of Jesus Christ.
As was true of the 42nd General Assembly, so is true of the 43rd General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in America, this Assembly won’t create headlines around the world or be noted in histories of the Presbyterian Church. In many ways, I am thankful for that. It was a good Assembly as the church... Continue Reading
Report on Racial Questions from the Reformed Presbyterian Church, Evangelical Synod (1966)
In 1966, the RPCES Synod adopted a Report on Racial Questions
God commands all men everywhere to repent of their sin, trusting in Jesus Christ, the only name under heaven given among men whereby we must be saved. The church is entrusted with the proclamation of this saving message to all nations, for God is not willing that any should perish but that all should come... Continue Reading
PCA Hotly Debates Delaying Formal Acknowledgement Of Racism And The End Is EPIC
The debate on the Personal Resolution On Civil Rights Remembrance at the PCA General Assembly
We went into a time of prayer. And prayed and prayed and prayed. And then we prayed some more. Men poured put their hearts God, praying for repentance and transformation – expressing sorrow and grief for the sufferings of our Black brothers and sisters and acknowledging our sin as a part of it. Men wept... Continue Reading
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