Rome2Geneva
Puritan Board Freshman
I travel quite a bit and often find myself in an area where the Reformed Church in America (RCA) is the biggest game in town. I know that as a denomination the RCA has gone off the rails but I do know there are varying degrees of faithfulness to be found in individual congregations. So I have a couple questions:
- Is it permissible to attend service where the worship is according to the RPW and the preaching/administration of the sacraments is orthodox, even if it is a member of a liberal denomination?
- Does a congregation which has female elders (not teaching elders) preclude it's being considered an option even if number 1 is true? In other words, is female "eldership" a Gospel issue?
So on a Lord's Day would it be better to just not attend service or attend a service at a congregation such as the above? Does attendance at such a congregation imply approval with denominational stances?
Thank you.
- Is it permissible to attend service where the worship is according to the RPW and the preaching/administration of the sacraments is orthodox, even if it is a member of a liberal denomination?
- Does a congregation which has female elders (not teaching elders) preclude it's being considered an option even if number 1 is true? In other words, is female "eldership" a Gospel issue?
So on a Lord's Day would it be better to just not attend service or attend a service at a congregation such as the above? Does attendance at such a congregation imply approval with denominational stances?
Thank you.