The four issues (Standing Judicial Commission, the Role of Women, Views on Creation, and the Insider Movements Study Report) were chosen because of the level of discussion and number of overtures these topics have generated. We are not advocating for or against any particular overture.   Dear PCA Brothers of Good Will, Whatever Stripe or... Continue Reading

The second thing I want to say about this (a thing which isn’t entirely clear in the Aquila Report) is that this evening of confessional concern and prayer is a wake-up call of the PCA. This is not merely a discussion of the major issues facing the denomination at the General Assembly. This is a group... Continue Reading

Despite the clear statements in Scripture (special revelation) and the unequivocal teaching of the Westminster Standards (the interpretation of special revelation), there is a growing movement in our day to synthesize the theory of evolution (the interpretation of general revelation) with biblical hermeneutics (the interpretation of special revelation). Overture 32 states, “there are attempts to... Continue Reading

Jennings: I believe that the overriding question we actually face before God and others is whether we will unwittingly remain in our Euro-American-tribal gated communities, e.g., Greco-Latin theological instincts, or exhibit an ever-reforming growth through humbly engaging with other parts of the omnilingual Creator-Redeemer’s worldwide Church. Garner: The IMP is the cutting edge, emergent church paradigm... Continue Reading

Mr. Ball and Mr. Smith may be correct in asserting that the knowledge and commitment of the ministers and elders at the outset were less than ideal; however, I would assert that the second ordination vow and the enrollment record obligated the future members and courts of the PCA to a Thoroughly Reformed position.   ... Continue Reading

Clarity concerning the Triune God of Scripture as the Christian foundation would not automatically clear up all of these issues.  However, lack of clarity on the Trinity necessarily leads to lack of clarity in any number of other areas, including those related to the mission of the Church among Muslims.  The Minority Report 2014 is... Continue Reading

To answer the larger question the article poses, yes, the Insider Movement really is that bad.  IM undermines the Christian faith at a number of crucial points, and it should be denounced by orthodox denominations in the most unambiguous terms possible.  I would therefore urge my fellow PCA commissioners to vote for the committee’s report... Continue Reading

Biblically, the “vitals of religion” must include more than the five points of Calvinistic soteriology. This is no longer an issue of ecclesiastical power or of male chauvinism. We need a biblical cosmology, a clear statement of how the world is made that can answer both the feminist and LGBT dismissal of gender, behind which... Continue Reading

Should the General Assembly vote to receive the Minority Report, it would not be clear what we are actually recommending to our churches. In fact, the message would be inherently contradictory. The Minority Report is offered as a supplement to the Committee Report, affirming that “the majority has already done significant, able work with which... Continue Reading

There would be an eight-month delay on all cases decided at the SJC’s fall stated meeting each October.  In its report to the Houston GA this year, the SJC is reporting decisions in 10 cases and all were unanimous except one (and that one was 18-1).  Despite that unanimity, each of those cases would be... Continue Reading