I just had to ask a question regarding the practical application of what you have stated in the thread on true and false churches, especially as it relates to your own ordination.
You have prayed (and we have prayed with you) for the opportunity to possibly plant a new OPC church that is true to the confession, the RP, etc. We do need more solid reformed churches!!
In this pursuit, you have talked with the OPC. The OPC recognizes your ordination, even though you were ordained in a non-reformed Baptist church (just as I was).
Since, in your view, you do not see your own ordination as lawful, but the OPC does, what will you do if this becomes the avenue that God is leading you down?
Can you insist on being ordained in the OPC even though they already recognise you as ordained? Or will this become an issue of conscience wherein you will not be able to serve in a denomination that accepts what is, in your opinion, an invalid ordination?
Just thinking through how your view will affect your own future ministry......and thinking about what you would say to all of the pastors/elders who have jumped from credo to paedo having already been ordained in a non-Presbyterian church. Are all of these men running around unlawfully ordained? Is is such a problem that the eldership has become corrupt, with us not knowing who is and is not [i:4eb15a6eca]really[/i:4eb15a6eca] ordained?
Phillip
You have prayed (and we have prayed with you) for the opportunity to possibly plant a new OPC church that is true to the confession, the RP, etc. We do need more solid reformed churches!!
In this pursuit, you have talked with the OPC. The OPC recognizes your ordination, even though you were ordained in a non-reformed Baptist church (just as I was).
Since, in your view, you do not see your own ordination as lawful, but the OPC does, what will you do if this becomes the avenue that God is leading you down?
Can you insist on being ordained in the OPC even though they already recognise you as ordained? Or will this become an issue of conscience wherein you will not be able to serve in a denomination that accepts what is, in your opinion, an invalid ordination?
Just thinking through how your view will affect your own future ministry......and thinking about what you would say to all of the pastors/elders who have jumped from credo to paedo having already been ordained in a non-Presbyterian church. Are all of these men running around unlawfully ordained? Is is such a problem that the eldership has become corrupt, with us not knowing who is and is not [i:4eb15a6eca]really[/i:4eb15a6eca] ordained?
Phillip