Psalm 51:2-3 | Reformed Catholicity | PCA | Seminarian | I sought neither preeminence, glory, nor riches; my honor was that Christ should reign - John Knox | ๐
Give thanks unto the LORD, call upon His name, make known His deeds among the people. Sing unto Him, sing psalms unto Him, Talk ye of all His wondrous works. Glory ye in His holy name: Let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD.
(1 Chronicles 16:8-10)
๐พ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ณ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ช๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ธ. ๐ณ๐ฝ
๐ป๐๐ค ๐๐๐๐กโ ๐ถโ๐๐๐ ๐ก ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐?
๐จ๐๐๐๐๐: Christ maketh intercession, by his appearing in our nature continually before the Father in heaven, in the merit of his obedience and sacrifice on earth, declaring his will to have it applied to all believers; answering all accusations against them, and procuring for them quiet of conscience, notwithstanding daily failings, access with boldness to the throne of grace, and acceptance of their persons and services.
A reminder that
1.) Study Reports in the PCA carry no constitutional authority and are merely meant to provide pastoral guidance
2.) What is constitutionally binding is the WCF (1788) which makes the suppression of false religion a duty of the 2nd Commandment per WLC 108
3.) While women shouldn't be maligned when we speak about their roles in the Church and society, believing it is wrong for women to serve in the political sphere is the long standing Reformed, and Christian, position.
Sure, but in practice I really think it depends on your Presbytery. Presbyteries will likely give greater weight to some reports over others. For example, the PCA put out a study report which said that Roman Catholic baptisms aren't valid yet I've yet to meet an Elder whose church demands rebaptism in such cases
today Iโm grateful for @ZGroff
heโs been a constant source of encouragement to me in my ministry, even during hard times
selfless in his service to the PCA, prudent, kind, and strongly conservative
we need more like him leading the PCA!
I call on @realDonaldTrump to abolish Pride Month and replace it with Traditional Family Month.
Let us praise and encourage the mothers, fathers, and families who are faithfully building the future of the United States.
The family is the foundation of a strong nation. ๐บ๐ธ
The Lord's Day approaches. Prepare your hearts, Church Militant, to feed on Christ in Word and Sacrament, that in the trials of this life you may have a living hope in the Resurrection and one day be counted with the Church Triumphant!
@JaymesLackey@JohnHMcCallum1 The PCUSA "affirms" many historical articulations of Christian faith, but in practice does nothing to enforce said standards when they allow heretics to minister in their Churches
To those frustrated with the PCA:
Don't bother sticking with a denomination that was founding upon not sticking with the denomination.
It's clear now that splitting from a denomination due to liberalism does not solve the problem, it just delays it for you and makes it 10x worse for the people you split from.
It's time to abandon the failed experiment that is the PCA and come home to mother PCUSA, the church that helped build America.
@JaymesLackey If a Presbytery ordains one to ministry who holds to heretical views of God and the higher courts do nothing to said minister or bring up charges against said Presbytery, they demonstrate an unwillingness to promote true religion and are reinforcing the proliferation of heresy
@JaymesLackey@JohnHMcCallum1 If I say "I affirm the Nicene Creed" but fellowship and affirm the Christian witness of one who denies the core tenets of the Creed, would you say my adherence to the creed is in any way meaningful or relevant?