Dear friends, The PCA Study Committee released their report last Thursday morning and that report has now apparently been removed from the PCA website. I was finishing my sermon last Thursday and did not have time to write a review of it. I also like to analyze such things carefully before reaching a conclusion. LastContinue reading “PCA Study Committee Report”
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Prayer
As I write this week’s article for the people on this email list, the PCA’s Study Committee Report has not yet surfaced. It was anticipated to be submitted to the denomination on May 17, 2020. A friend called a secretary at the PCA headquarters in Lawrenceville, GA on Monday and was told that the reportContinue reading “Prayer”
How to Lead Your Church to Leave a Heterodox Denomination
In his sermon series on the Epistle to the Ephesians, Dr. D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones described in one sermon the importance of the hobnailed shoes of the Roman soldiers: Now what was the object of that, why did they do that, why was this provided for the Roman soldier? The answer is quite clear. First, heContinue reading “How to Lead Your Church to Leave a Heterodox Denomination”
Distinctives: New Light Presbyterianism
In 1741 and again in 1838, the Presbyterian Church was divided into separate denominations over theological issues which were, in each instance, identified as Old and New camps. That superficial similarity has caused a great deal of confusion on the part of many church members, pastors, and even theologians. The confusion continues down to thisContinue reading “Distinctives: New Light Presbyterianism”
The Problem with Presbyterianism is…Presbytery
The title of this message will come as a surprise and a dismay to many Presbyterians. Presbytery is the genius of our system, so we think. How can Presbytery (which is Scriptural by the way) be our problem? The right of appeal from a lower court to a higher court (after which the American systemContinue reading “The Problem with Presbyterianism is…Presbytery”
Vanguard Presbytery Distinctives
Over the next couple of months, there are several churches in various states that will be voting to withdraw from the PCA and, hopefully, request affiliation with Vanguard Presbytery. The sentiment of several of those churches is well summed up by one pastor who told me, “When you have to overture the General Assembly toContinue reading “Vanguard Presbytery Distinctives”