Author: David Weber
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Are All Sins Equal
in the Sight of God?While teaching a Wednesday night class a few months ago on Kevin DeYoung’s What Does the Bible Really Teach about Homosexuality, I made a clarifying comment about the relative weight of different sins. Leaning on the wording of the Westminster Shorter Catechism, I explained that some sins are more heinous in the sight of God than…
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Life on Side B
Let’s take a moment to look down the road. Imagine what the Evangelical Presbyterian Church (EPC) will look like ten years from now if we choose to embrace and ordain leaders who identify with the Side B movement. What will our presbyteries look like? What will shape the spiritual life of our churches? Whose voices…
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The Case Against Niceness
In the lead-up to the 44th General Assembly, we all knew that some contentious issues were on the table. The buzz around the New River Presbytery’s overture, in particular, was palpable. Yet instead of embracing the opportunity for rigorous debate — with the aim of protecting and defending the faith and arriving at a more…
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The Presbyterian Plumb Line
A plumb line is unwaveringly straight. As such, it is the perfect standard to measure if a structure vertically aligns and rests on a solid foundation. In Amos 7:7-9 the prophet receives the following vision: