The End of Accommodation
Schaeffer calls accommodation the grossest form of worldliness.
This is where accommodation leads; start down the path of cultural relevancy and one will soon be entangled by an accommodation to the spirit of the age. In addition, it leads to a most catastrophic move by evangelicals to reimagine Christianity which follow a weakened view of Scripture. In the end, not only is the... Continue Reading
“Where Is God When … ?”
Where is God when the darkness seems never to let up?”
God is creating a great tapestry of which we are a part, even our dark threads. We sometimes have doubts and confusion about this divine tapestry because, even though the Artist knows, sees, and continues to create the intricate design woven on the upper side, we see the tangled lower side with dangling threads and... Continue Reading
When Justice is Out of Order
Church discipline will lose its “moral and spiritual force” when, at the end of the day, the sheep don’t perceive any justice in the discipline.
When a woman’s case is twice as likely to be blocked on procedural grounds, it is difficult indeed to perceive “that our system is just.” Based on the data alone, it looks quite unjust. And the men who made that statement were aware that “perception [of justice in the PCA system] is essential to the... Continue Reading
Catholicism’s Mary
When a contrast is made between the biblical Mary and the Mary of Roman Catholic tradition, the result is two very different portraits of Mary.
Salvation through the Catholic faith is not possible without Mary. Mark Miraville, a leading advocate of Marian theology, states, “It is in the light of Mary’s unique and intimate cooperation with the Redeemer, both at the incarnation…and at the work of redemption at Calvary…that the Church has invoked Mary under the title “Coredemptrix.” Have... Continue Reading
Unwitting Reformer: God’s Sovereignty Displayed in the Reformation
In God’s sovereign purposes, Erasmus produced the Greek Testament that led to the salvation of many and served as the foundation for translating the New Testament into common tongues.
“The influence of this work [Erasmus’ Greek New Testament] on the Reformation was incalculable,” is an understatement. The pent-up soul-anguish among students at Cambridge and Oxford, and a parish priest in Zurich found life in the Greek Testament. Luther devoured it and used it to translate the Scripture into the German vernacular. Tyndale did the... Continue Reading
Presbyterian Church (USA) will Gather Nonbinary/Genderqueer Statistics for Its Membership
As the PCUSA has become more “inclusive,” from 2016 membership dropped precipitously 1.48 million to 1.1 million, churches from 9,451 to 8,813, and attendance nearly 50% over the past decade to 425,000.
In 2015, PCUSA amended its constitution to change the definition of marriage to read in part, “Marriage involves a unique commitment between two people, traditionally a man and a woman, to love and support each other for the rest of their lives.” The prior year, the General Assembly had allowed pastors in the PCUSA to... Continue Reading
A Case For A Big, Central Pulpit
The various features of a church’s architecture and layout should be based on things we see as biblically important.
As for the pulpit in particular- it is big, central, and strong, for a reason. It is meant to promote the preaching of God’s inspired, inerrant, sufficient, and authoritative Word as the central activity of the Church. The pulpit is bigger than the preacher. The pulpit requires the person who brings the Word to stand... Continue Reading
Same-Sex Marriage Sparks Divisive Debate at Twice-Delayed Lambeth Conference
Anglican bishops from all over the world met at the Lambeth Conference in July amid conflict over same-sex marriage and attempts by leaders to defuse it.
According to the original documents, called “Lambeth Calls,” marriage is defined as “between a man and a woman,” and the documents go on to say: “It is the mind of the Anglican Communion as a whole that same-gender marriage is not permissible.” The documents also stated that “legitimizing or blessing same-sex unions” cannot be advised.... Continue Reading
Memorial Presbyterian Church Session Calls Congregation Meeting
The Memorial Session is recommending that the congregation vote to withdraw from the PCA
It is with a mixture of sorrow and hope that we, the elders of Memorial Presbyterian Church, after fifteen months spent fasting, praying, waiting, consulting and listening, now write to call a meeting of the congregation for 5:30–6:30 p.m. Friday, November 18, 2022, in the Auditorium for the purpose of deciding on matters pertaining to... Continue Reading
Tennessee Valley Presbytery Requests Missouri Presbytery to Investigate Memorial PCA Session
At its October 18, 2022 stated meeting, Tennessee Valley Presbytery approved an overture requesting that Missouri Presbytery investigate the Session of Memorial Presbyterian Church in Saint Louis, Mo.
At its October 18, 2022 stated meeting, Tennessee Valley Presbytery (TVP) approved an overture from the Session of First Presbyterian Church in Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga., requesting that Missouri Presbytery investigate the Session of Memorial Presbyterian Church in Saint Louis, Mo. The overture based this request on BCO 40-5, where a higher court can be asked... Continue Reading
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