I'll give a few reasons why I don't think the church, whether OPC or otherwise, should set up the kinds of standards you're describing.
1) You seem to be assuming the OPC is being criticized...
Yes, the session should absolutely report such a crime to authorities along with a detailed explanation of the circumstances of repentance, restitution, and any church censures that have been...
I'm in agreement. This is my problem with Dabney - so insightful on many topics and so utterly short-sighted on this one. I get the sense that he is not reproaching slavery solely on its...
A couple things to be considered: For a crime to be prosecuted, you generally have to have a victim who is willing to cooperate with the police and/or have some kind of way to give credence to...
“Christ, the Perfect Pattern for a Christian,” is by the Puritan preacher Ralph Robinson, a longtime favorite of mine.
Back in 1992 I published his book “Christ All and In All,” a wonderful...
Yes, the session should absolutely report such a crime to authorities along with a detailed explanation of the circumstances of repentance, restitution, and any church censures that have been...
You didn't just make Vos your favorite writer, though; at least that is how things read. If you said Vos was your favorite writer, most of us probably would have rolled our eyes and kept...
You didn't just say he was your favorite, which is a statement of personal preference or interest. You stated that he's greater than Calvin, Augustine, and a host of others, and that if anyone...
The Presbytery of New York requires Vos in their MANUAL FOR MINISTERIAL CANDIDATES. They also include questions about Van Tillian apologetics, and questions about how terrible Aquinas is.
Can one...
The Presbytery of New York requires Vos in their MANUAL FOR MINISTERIAL CANDIDATES. They also include questions about Van Tillian apologetics, and questions about how terrible Aquinas is.
Can one...
The Recommended Curriculum for Ministerial Preparation in the OPC BCO includes,
"Introduction to Apologetic Methodology and Practice including (1) the school of Van Tilian presuppositionalism as...
You didn't just make Vos your favorite writer, though; at least that is how things read. If you said Vos was your favorite writer, most of us probably would have rolled our eyes and kept...
You didn't just make Vos your favorite writer, though; at least that is how things read. If you said Vos was your favorite writer, most of us probably would have rolled our eyes and kept...
“Christ, the Perfect Pattern for a Christian,” is by the Puritan preacher Ralph Robinson, a longtime favorite of mine.
Back in 1992 I published his book “Christ All and In All,” a wonderful...
As did the Confederates. https://confederatereprint.com/slave_trade.php
I frankly would have thought you would have known better.
Btw, I'm not a modern-day covenanter, but I think Richard...
You said "my favorite writer Hoornbeeck." Hypothetically placing (your favorite writer) Hoornbeeck in the context of what I wrote was what you were talking about. I interpreted your sentence as...
“Christ, the Perfect Pattern for a Christian,” is by the Puritan preacher Ralph Robinson, a longtime favorite of mine.
Back in 1992 I published his book “Christ All and In All,” a wonderful...
I do. I was responding off your request for where Nash expanded or something Clark's views, so I thought it was implied. But you're right I should have specified who I was talking about. It is a...