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1 | Thoughts on Romans 9 | Bible general Archive 1 | Curtnsally | 33708 | ||
Hank Good for you! Sorry for the PCUSA. I'm an elder in a great little PCUSA church, and believe me, we have had the same struggles along the way, including the never-ending discussion as to whether we should keep our church in the denomination. I fully appreciate why you left, but am always sorry to see believers leave. As a missionary reporting from the PCUSA field, you'll be happy to know (if you dont already) the the current denominational vote on sexual purity is going very well for the evangelicals. With 1/3 of the presbyteries in, the vote is running about 3 to 1 in favor of sexual purity, and against the ordination of practicing homosexuals. While many outside the denomination would say "why is that even a question", we who feel called and planted here see God at work, just as any missionary would feel. Slowly, evangelicals are reclaiming the denomination with considerable help from our Lord. The "Confessing Church" movement is really taking hold and, while there are a regions which remain hotbeds of apostacy (Baltimore - my home - being one), the denomination as a whole seems to be moving back toward a personal relationship with God in Christ. For this we give praise and thanks to God! Blessings Curt |
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2 | Thoughts on Romans 9 | Bible general Archive 1 | Hank | 33712 | ||
Curt, the sad thing is that many erstwhile Presbyterians, unlike Dottie and me, have left PCUSA and never found a church home. They sit around the TV on the Lord's Day playing with the remote button to find a church service somewhere, or a ball game. Or they head out for a Sunday brunch and a game of golf or tennis. I'm happy that there is a movement to swing PCUSA back to sanity, and to God. It was sad for us to see over many years the slow and agonizing way the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America was dying on the vine, or better put, dying without the Vine. I do wish you and your local congregation well in its efforts to help stem the tide. --Hank | ||||||