Wayne
Tempus faciendi, Domine.
On the desire to unite denominations, taking the OPC and PCA as an illustration--what separates the two is not the Westminster Standards or how the members of each denomination hold them.
What separates the OPC and the PCA is polity--how each conducts meetings of the Church at the Presbytery and General Assembly levels (esp. GA). The OPC has an ecclesiastical culture that treasures extended debate, to the point that one never "calls the question" to end debate. Rather, the floor is open until everyone is through. The PCA on the other hand is run like a business meeting, with limited times for floor debate.
Revision of the Standards would not even touch that divide.
What separates the OPC and the PCA is polity--how each conducts meetings of the Church at the Presbytery and General Assembly levels (esp. GA). The OPC has an ecclesiastical culture that treasures extended debate, to the point that one never "calls the question" to end debate. Rather, the floor is open until everyone is through. The PCA on the other hand is run like a business meeting, with limited times for floor debate.
Revision of the Standards would not even touch that divide.