youtube Series by Rev. Jeff Sheely and Grace Presbyterian Church in Hanover, Pennsylvania
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No Exceptions, No Executive Committees, No BCO Changes
When I realized back in 2018 that it was going to be necessary to start a new denomination, one of the first things I did was to study what went wrong with the PCA, the PCUS, and other reformed denominations. If we forget the past, we are doomed to repeat the mistakes of the past.Continue reading “No Exceptions, No Executive Committees, No BCO Changes”
Spiritual Mysticism Entering the Church
Here are articles and video interviews that Gwendolyn Rodriguez has been involved in. The last one is the most recent. It was only a couple weeks ago but has over 15 thousand views on YouTube. “I highly encourage you to read Silent God Silent Man to know what is going on in Evangelicalism — perhaps even inContinue reading “Spiritual Mysticism Entering the Church”
Does God Foreordain Evil and Evildoers?
FORGET NONE OF HIS BENEFITSvolume 23, number 20, May 16, 2024. I am the Lord, and there is no other, the One forming light and creating darkness, causing well being and creating calamity. I am the Lord who does all these, Isaiah 45:7. The attacks of 9/11, killing nearly three thousand people, were acts ofContinue reading “Does God Foreordain Evil and Evildoers?”
Critical Race Theory
Critical Race Theory (CRT) is a term that originated in the 1980s. It is built upon the work of philosophers such as Friedrich Nietzsche, Georg Friedrich Hegel and his best known disciple, Karl Marx. CRT makes what they call race the lens through which they analyze all aspects of American life. There areContinue reading “Critical Race Theory”
Update on Our Progress
Vanguard Presbytery met at Eastern Heights Presbyterian Church for its Spring meeting on April 19, 2024. Dr. Rick Light is the pastor of the host church. There were many family members and guests who were there for the meeting, though several ministers and ruling elder commissioners were unavoidably absent. Overall, the meeting was, in theContinue reading “Update on Our Progress”
Old Side, New Side, Does it Matter?
One of the questions I often get when someone is interested in Vanguard Presbytery is this: Why did you not join such and such a denomination? Great question. Here is the short answer. To my knowledge, Vanguard Presbytery is the only Presbyterian denomination in America that is New Side, Old School; requires full subscription; isContinue reading “Old Side, New Side, Does it Matter?”
Pentecost and Pentecosts
In a sermon on Isaiah 32:13-19, “The Happy Effects of the Pouring Out of the Holy Spirit”, Samuel Davies stated concerning the need for such an outpouring of the Spirit: The pouring out of the Spirit is a Scripture phrase, which signifies a plentiful communication of his influence to effect a thorough reformation. It isContinue reading “Pentecost and Pentecosts”
Same-Sex Weddings
A few weeks ago, my wife, Jane, was asked by one of the friends of our church about a looming problem concerning a wedding she was invited to attend. The wedding would be between two females. This woman wanted to know if she and her husband should attend the wedding when they returned to MichiganContinue reading “Same-Sex Weddings”
Calvinism and the Assurance of Salvation
One of the characteristics of the Protestant Reformers was their deep sense of the assurance of their salvation through Christ. As a result, their doctrine of assurance tied it by an inseparable knot to saving faith. True saving faith was always characterized by this assurance of salvation, they believed. The Reformers went too far inContinue reading “Calvinism and the Assurance of Salvation”