Tag: Church News
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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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Note from the Plumb Line Editors
As many of you are aware, the EPC is at a potentially dangerous turning point in its history. Sadly, the preliminary report of the Ad Interim Committee (AIC) recommends that the ordination of persons with unnatural sexual desires may be acceptable. We pray that the AIC will modify this recommendation which is out of line…
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Note from the Plumb Line Editors
One of the distinguishing marks of being Presbyterian is our form of government. In fact, we take our name from our polity! It is a great privilege to meet collectively in a General Assembly and deliberate on the important affairs of our denomination, a pattern going back to the Reformation era and established by American…
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Note from the Plumb Line Editors
In the sermon on the Mount, Jesus issues a stern warning: “Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly, they are ferocious wolves.” The problem with false teachers is they don’t look like wolves: they appear harmless and friendly. Outwardly, they look like sheep and mimic the vocabulary of sheep.…
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Note from the Plumb Line Editors
Since launching our first issue in November, the Plumb Line has attracted more than 6,000 visitors and nearly 16,000 views from all over the world. We are grateful to all of you who took time to check us out. Our desire is to build up the church by better informing our elders with news and…
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Michigan Church Votes to Exit EPC
Concerned by “theological progressive leaning” within the EPC, one of the largest churches in Midwest Presbytery voted in June to leave the denomination. First Presbyterian Church of Trenton, Mich., has since voted to affiliate with the Presbyterian Church in America. In a statement submitted to the Stated Clerk of Midwest Presbytery, the 500-member church expressed…
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Should a Celibate Gay Minister be Received into the EPC?
In the last two years, the EPC has faced the issue of a same-sex attracted ordained minister who left the PCA (fleeing potential discipline) and is now applying for membership in the EPC’s Mid-America Presbytery. This minister openly asserts a homosexual orientation that God has “not promised to change” and declares that he is celibate.
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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: