“Not only is this a historic decision, it is the right decision for our nation … Despite what some partisans will say, to walk away from power is a selfless act – the kind that has become all too rare in our culture.” —
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Wow! Just last night the
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voted to make clear that only only ordained men may bear the titles pastor, elder, or deacon. Also, the only recent case of a woman preaching in a PCA church was firmly rebuked.
Good morning. Christian Nationalism (CN) is best thought of as Right Woke, being nearly the perfect mirror image of Left Woke (LW). Here are a few of the ways the two Wokes resemble one another:
1) Both are quite new* in their current iterations. Ferguson was the trigger for
Can we put "systemic" in front of stuff to make it seem worse?
- Systemic Sabbath Breaking
- Systemic Taco Bell Menu Constriction
- Systemic CCM
- Systemic Ed Stetzer
If you love the church please don't make racialists and kinists church officers. The New Testament gives no support to such fleshly ideologies and instincts. In fact, it opposes them.
Flirting with Nazi ideology, concepts, ethos, or imagery would seem to be about as advisable for a Christian man as flirting with a woman who is not your wife. Everyone knew this prior to about 18 months ago.
"When a pastor displays a pattern of foolishness which constantly creates controversies and divisions, it is best to warn the saints to avoid such a man." via
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Drive through any town or city in the US and notice how many older churches have blacked out their windows for the benefit of screens and stage lighting. Many newer churches have windowless worship spaces for the same reason. The reasons behind this are doctrinal.
The number of confessional Presbyterian & Reformed church members in the USA is ~0.18% of the population. Maybe instruction and reflection on living as pilgrims and strangers in this land should take precedence over conquest of institutions and the crowning of Christian princes.
Rural America is likely to become even more of a confessional presbyterian and Reformed wasteland unless pastors/planters are willing to be bi-vocational or serve multiple churches. Many of those baptist, pentecostal, and even UMC churches don't have full-time pastors.
Your deacons are not junior elders, case workers, technocrats, or janitors -- they are one of the two offices of the church, they are ordained, spiritual, have authority. The office is not a bone to be thrown to the culture or certain demographics.
But the church does need supra/pseudo-ecclesial coalitions that operate largely online in cooperation with a shadowy and commercial Gospel-Industrial Complex?
A humble
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petition made:
"For these reasons, we condemn the practice of surgical and medical gender reassignment, especially of minors, and we humbly petition you to protect the lives and welfare of minor children."
Here's everything the New Testament writers had to say in support of 1) a heretic-executing Xian Prince, and 2) Christians taking political control of a majority non-Christian country and ruling over it:
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Not being able to celebrate the overturning of Roe vs. Wade because you think other reforms are needed in government, healthcare, society, and the church (and also because *some people are icky*) is like being unable to celebrate a cure for cancer because gout is still a thing.
Machen on the ultimate Christian Nationalist anthem, The Battle Hymn of the Republic: "Opinions may differ about the political views out of which that poem was born. Some of us may agree with them; some of us may disagree. But one thing is clear—a fiery war song like that has no
It must be said: If you love Reformed doctrine, piety, practice, and ecclesiology, you ought to oppose Wilsonism. Kevin DeYoung loves Reformed doctrine, piety, practice, and ecclesiology.
A not insignificant portion of those who identify as CN have lashed themselves to a "No enemies to/on the right" doctrine (NETTER/NEOTR). This is proving to be, uh, inconvenient...if not suicidal. The Calvinists among them should have known better because of total depravity.
Annual reminder for presbyterians: The Fourth Commandment (not to mention the Westminster Stds) clearly prohibits causing others to work unnecessarily on the Lord's Day whether it's quarterbacks making millions of dollars, TV cameramen, or stadium janitors and hot dog vendors.
It's a shame that some prefer cheap ethno-nationalism to the actual rich heritage of the Reformation and the historic Christian faith. How about more gospel and church and less race, ethnicity, and nation?
"Alas, too often, one finds only the turmoil of the world. The preacher
The OPC has a policy against "pedagogical" pictures of Christ. The conclusions of their study:
1. Because of the revelatory character of Christ's physical appearance, speculation in this area is as vain as speculation as to unrecorded words or deeds of the Savior.
2. Because of
I don't get the narrative that Machen was a "hero" for retreating from the PCUSA. Sure he was a good theologian and you could say he was forced out, but that doesn't make him a hero. Heroes are people who WIN
"Good morning! The Holy and Queer one be with you... Strange one, Fabulous one, Fluid and Ever-becoming one, do not allow us to make our ideas of you into an idol"
Students at the United Methodist-affiliated Duke Divinity School praying to "The Transman"
LIBERAL is a nearly meaningless word these days, and all those saying the PCA is going (or is proven to be) LIBERAL because some committee or individual invited a certain person to participate in an 8 AM optional, usually poorly attended General Assembly panel is nuts.
LIBERAL -
Love of neighbor does not generally include supporting policies that make it easier and more acceptable for them to commit gross abominations. Opposing what French supports here is not hate or theonomy—it's simple biblical ethics.
In this job, it’s important to explain why you change your mind.
The struggle over American pluralism never truly ends, and people of good will can draw different lines in different places, but the Respect for Marriage Act is an advance for all sides:
The
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sang two acapella psalms in the last 13 minutes of its final session. How any contemporary type of music or singing with complex accompaniment is considered preferable to this is beyond our comprehension.
“I think I am just about as strongly opposed to the reading of the Bible in state-controlled schools as any atheist could be.
“For one thing, the reading of the Bible is very difficult to separate from propaganda about the Bible. I remember, for example, a book of selections
The trend away from second or evening worship services is pervasive in evangelicalism & even in much of the confessional P&R world. As a result, there may be no greater way for us to witness, stand out, and minister to God's people than to cling to (or begin) a second service.
"The Queen chose all of the Scripture and Psalms and Hymns that were read and played during the funeral, each pointing to Christ and His grace for sinners, His bloody atonement sacrifice, and the free offer of the righteousness of the Cross. ...
Posted by a
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teaching elder this morming (note OPR quote) :
A word of thanks to all ruling elders who gave up much to participate in GA this year. I am extremely grateful for your sacrificial leadership, and we as a denomination aren’t even half as strong without you.