Richard D Phillips

Husband of Sharon, Father of five, Pastor of #spcgreenville, author, Chairman #PCRT, #tgc Council Member, #GoBlue

[Richard D Phillips @RDP4Christ]

@GeorgeSayour @megbasham That’s X for you!

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@GeorgeSayour @megbasham Well, a good dog will growl when it's his family involved. Blessings, George.

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@totusjustice Or maybe they're promoting a book that she wrote.

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@GeorgeSayour @megbasham You see the clip -- I get that. I see the person in the clip and I know that the viewpoint being ascribed to her is not fair. I object to how social media reduces people to memes and think we should resist the tendency.

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@GeorgeSayour @megbasham I'll give you this, George -- at least you put this all out with your own name.

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@GeorgeSayour @gospelinpoland Oops -- sorry for the confusion!

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@JeanneB94593018 @stephenspin On social media, I most need to be protected from my own character flaws. Being more well-known increases the cost of speaking out -- doing so under my own name makes me be circumspect. Let's not give in to fear of those who want to take us down, but rather fear to sin.

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@GeorgeSayour @gospelinpoland She did not argue that the desire for marriage is idolatry, but noted that many of our godly girls are so grieved by not having husbands that they forget that they always can have joy in the Lord. The young women she refers to deeply long to be married and to be mothers.

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@GeorgeSayour @gospelinpoland No, of course not. But you cannot charitably assess a person's views by watching a clip that is stripped of context. That is my point. I believe you have made inferences that she did not actually imply, and then criticized her publicly for them.

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@JeanneB94593018 @stephenspin I don't think I am wrong. We need to speak out under our own name. If I had an anon account, I know it would tempt me to be far more outspoken than I should be. The fact that I own my tweets makes me think twice. Being careful does not mean being anon.

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@GeorgeSayour @megbasham But do you have the wisdom to realize that a short clip without context does not well represent her full views? She had no control over this clip so you should at least show the courtesy of viewing the whole video before drawing inferences that she does not make.

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@Ligonier The comments in this thread alarmingly show how many young Reformed men are devoid of the fruit of the Spirit: true manhood displays love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.

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@GeorgeSayour I suspect that it is her graduate school comment that raises eyebrows. But our daughters' minds should be developed as image-bearers of God. And a keen mind is no barrier to marriage and motherhood -- a well-educated woman is an asset to her family and the church.

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@GeorgeSayour I don't get why this view rubs you as so wrong. Perhaps because it's a short clip from a message that greatly emphasizes marriage. But her point that women should not wait for marriage to be fruitful is important. And good things that one wants badly can easily become idols.

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@Trojack31 @MeltonDuncan Good to hear. I know people have anxiety about our exams, but PCA exam committees are gracious and helpful, while upholding clear standards. Sound pastors should not be kept away by them.

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@Trojack31 @MeltonDuncan I know that this is well-meant, but broadening our doctrinal requirements is the high road to controversy and division. I would think that veteran ministers would have little trouble with PCA ordination, perhaps with some brush up. Exam cmtes tend to be helpful, if also firm.

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@RScottClark @JohnStSomething @KromerHarry It's entirely possible -- even likely -- that the presbytery is fully aware of the shepherdesses. Notice how they were announced more or less equally with the elders. It is not incidental that you have this and apostasy to Rome.

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@thisisfoster One more thing: the most important issue in this matter is the honor of Christ. To endorse Rome is to endorse the denigrating of the atoning work of our Lord. To celebrate the Lord's Supper with an apostate Roman pastor is to profane the sacrament.

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@thisisfoster And why was the Littlepage family given a blessing by the PCA's head of home missions? I do not think that MNA has abandoned the gospel, but where was the discernment that would speak biblical truth into this horrible situation? What about the souls of the church members?

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@PuddleglumsFoot @thisisfoster Honestly, a faithful Roman Catholic would be appalled.