Author: Plumb Line
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Yes, God is ‘Anti-Gay’
Is God anti-gay? Yes, God is anti-gay. The God of the Bible is anti-gay, and the gods of this world are pro-gay. We have walked the long road with prodigals and their parents. Some have been led by the nose by the false idea that homosexuality is a permanent feature of some people’s humanity and…
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Weaponizing the Ethos
For 46 years the EPC has been guided by its motto: In essentials, unity; in non-essentials, liberty; in all things, charity. In times of conflict and disagreement, our ethos has served us well. But what happens when the ethos becomes a weapon? What happens when it is used to silence disagreement and dissent? What happens when…
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A Reassessment
of Same-Sex Attraction
in Light of James, Hebrews,
and the Natural-Unnatural DistinctionPerhaps you’ll receive this paper in an email from a pastor or fellow elder. Perhaps you’ll come across it via a blog, website, or social media post. You might receive it angrily or with a sense of happy relief. However this paper gets to you, you’ll inevitably ask the same question the authors did: Why?…
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Note from the Plumb Line Editors
There is breaking news to report. In the EPC’s January and February presbytery meetings, four presbyteries have passed an overture that would resolve the current crisis in the EPC over same sex attraction (SSA) and ordination. Commissioners to the 2026 General Assembly will now have the opportunity to vote in favor of a proposed Book…
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“What’s at Stake in the EPC?”
#3 Coming March 3On Tuesday, March 3rd, the Editorial Board of The Presbyterian Plumb Line will host the third installment of its Zoom meeting series “What’s at Stake in the EPC?” from 7:00-8:30 p.m. EST.
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Michigan Church Transfers to PCA
Alarmed by the issue of same-sex attraction, an independent Michigan church has voted to transfer to the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA). By an overwhelming majority, Christ Presbyterian Church in Novi, Mich., voted in December to join the PCA. Although it is an independent church, the Novi congregation had been in relationship with the EPC…
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Presbyteries Consider Overture
on Same Sex AttractionAn overture that seeks to prohibit the ordination of elders who experience ongoing same sex attraction (SSA) has met with mixed results in meetings of EPC presbyteries. As of February 24, four presbyteries had voted to approve the overture creating a constitutional amendment and three presbyteries voted to not approve the overture for 46th General…
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OGA Responds
to Jeff Jeremiah LetterIn recent weeks, former Stated Clerk Jeff Jeremiah sent a personal letter to all church sessions and former General Assembly moderators in the EPC. In his letter, Jeremiah expressed concern about the report of the Ad-Interim Committee on Same Sex Attraction, urging elders to get informed and involved to preserve Biblical orthodoxy.
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Note from the Plumb Line Editors
One year ago, the Presbyterian Plumb Line published our very first issue. Since that time, the Lord has blessed this venture far beyond anything we imagined. In the past 12 months our website has attracted 16,500 visitors, 48,000 views, and 604 subscribers. The Plumb Line was founded for two simple reasons: 1) to inform our…
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Is Ordaining SSA Persons
a “Non-Essential”?
A Response to the
TE Letter to SessionsRecently, some Clerks of Session received a letter from a group of EPC Teaching Elders with exhortations and statements apparently aimed at reassuring the church that all is well with the Ad Interim Committee (AIC) and that those who suggest otherwise are “sowing fear and unrest.” In fact, things are not well in the EPC.…