Ryan🇺🇬 (like Brian, but without the "B") Biese
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Husband of Ann, Father of three, Pastor of First Presbyterian Church Fort Oglethorpe, GA (https://t.co/vjH5kuTrQk), caretaker for a dog and 2 fishes. Host of @theWSpod.
Catoosa County, GA
Joined January 2022
“Encouraging folks to deceive the government is not something the church needs to be doing. We operate by an open statement of the truth..."
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Some Thornwell for today to keep us out of trouble: "The Church deals with men as men, as fallen sinners standing in need of salvation; not as citizens of the Commonwealth, or philanthropists, or members of society. Her mission is to bring men to the Cross, to reconcile them to God through the blood of the Lamb, to imbue them with the Spirit of the Divine Master, and then send them forth to perform their social duties, to manage society, and perform the functions that pertain to their social and civil relations. The Church has no right, no authority, to league herself with any of the institutions of the State, or such as have for their object mere secular enterprises”
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Tomorrow! Reflecting on recent scandals at GA Committees. We should expect the General Assembly committees to fulfill their mandate rather than become needlessly controversial.
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@sungyak @WokePreacherTV @pcamna The issue is the Church giving legal advice. Pastors might point people to people who can give them legal advice, but it is not the calling of the Church or Elders (in their office as such) to give legal advice.
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@presbycast If we could simply have the Westminster Standards as our “Philosophy of Ministry” we could save a lot of energy.
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RT @stephenspin: Question about the Bible? I can help you with that. Questions about immigration policy?
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Groff will fix it.
Regarding the PCA’s Mission to North America (MNA) Refugee & Immigrant Ministry resource page giving specific guidance on how to interact with law enforcement… I have personally received text messages, DMs, and emails from PCA elders, deacons, and members in over a dozen threads (some in group chats) this morning alone. These correspondences come after a week’s worth of informal (and productive) interaction with MNA Executive Leadership members about concerns over the page. And I am merely one member of the MNA Permanent Committee charged with overseeing and advising the General Assembly-approved leadership of Mission to North America. The concerns are being taken very seriously by those who are responsible for oversight at the Assembly level and those who are responsible for day-to-day operations at the staff level. The matter is already docketed for the Permanent Committee’s spring meeting in March, and the resource page is under review by MNA staff in the meantime. Please pray for MNA staff and Permanent Committee members as we prepare to discuss concerns, problems, and solutions in a couple of weeks. Thanks!
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The church giving legal advice is my objection. This is probably the same legal advice I have given my family as directives if ever government employees come to our door: Come back with a warrant! If private citizens give legal advice, that is one thing. For the church to dispense it is another.
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TEs Gilbert and van Hooser explain what it means for the #PCAGA to be confessional and why it is problematic to permit ministers to teach wrong views that deviate from the theology we confess together in the Westminster Standards. Thanks to @irishpresby and @PCAPolity for the article that inspired the conversation!
Does the #PCAGA have theological disagreements? TEs David Gilbert & Wilson van Hooser highlight the importance of PCA Elders upholding the truth we have subscribed & the Church confesses in the Westminster Standards. PCA Pastors wrong views is problematic.
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Breakfast for Wifey: Five Cheese & Spinach Omelette, Bacon, Four Cheese Quesadilla with Salsa, and Decaf Coffee served with Johnson Bros. British Castle china.
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