Tag: Denominational 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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New River Presbytery Responds to Suppression of Overture
The Leadership Team of New River Presbytery, responding to “the unfair treatment of our overture” at the 44th General Assembly, has written a letter of complaint to EPC Stated Clerk Dean Weaver. Dated August 31, 2024, the letter was subsequently shared by the Stated Clerk with the National Leadership Team. The entire New River Presbytery…
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Overture on Homosexuality Sidetracked at General Assembly
“Men and women who identify as homosexual, even those who identify as homosexual and claim to practice celibacy in that self-identification, are disqualified from holding office in the Evangelical Presbyterian Church.”
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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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Is Baptism a Prerequisite for Participating in the Lord’s Supper?
The 2024 General Assembly of the EPC considered a motion to amend the Book of Order to explicitly require baptism for admission to the Lord’s Supper. After considerable debate, the motion failed. This decision marked a serious departure from universal church teaching and the Reformed tradition.
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Rebranding the EPC
Not far from my home is a church that once had thousands of members. It was a vibrant center of worship and Biblical teaching. Then, they hired a new pastor who decided the church needed rebranding. He ended the traditional worship service. He gutted the church building to give it an industrial look. He eliminated…