As a former member of successive CRC congregations, we continued to pray for CRCs restoration to Biblical orthodoxy. As such we are rejoicing about the path you are on and agree with the author of this article that there is (much, much) more work to be done to achieve that goal. There will be significant obstacles on the way to overcome but with the Lord none are too great. The same hermeneutic that confused many in the CRC on the sexuality controversy has plagued the CRC on other issues too. Those ought to be addressed as well to return to Biblical orthodoxy. There is something else that had become rare when we withdrew from the CRC, the neglect of covenant theology that upholds the promises of God, the obligations of its members and the threat to those who follow their own willful path. Is God holy? Is man righteous? When is there actually a need for repentance? Is the need for Christ still at the centre?
How sad - that such a narrowing, tunnel-visioned, and basically 'cutting out' approach should be boasted in this way. Please be aware of how easily narrow-mindedness can be mistook for righteousness.
An example of the necessity for this type of oversight emerged this week in the self-revelation of neo-orthodoxy (if not outright heresy) by a man lauded, platformed (CICW), and regularly assigned as course reading when I was a student at Calvin Sem, NT Wright.
There is an irony that the whole time that the Federal Vision and New Perspectives controversies were roiling the NAPARC churches those matters were largely ignored by the CRC, moreover, Calvin Sem and the Worship Institute were inviting one of the worst offenders to the stage of the Fine Arts Building.
"The desire of those synodical delegates to see our Christian Reformed Church once again more robustly and lovingly grow into our Reformed and evangelistic identity needs to continue forward, reaching into the work of our shared ministries and institutions. The challenges of our post-Christian Western world are growing more acute, not less..."
I for one see the current "Christian Western world" as being largely representing as Anti-Christ; and I see the Grace of God in the deliverance He has effected in the Body of Jesus Christ from the idolatry of doctrine and dogma.
He has given us His Holy Spirit to discern the spirits. We need not fear such that we put our hope in inquisitions, or in worldly institutions.
Trust God. Trust in the Salvation of Jesus that your sins have been forgiven. Love your brother.
As a former member of successive CRC congregations, we continued to pray for CRCs restoration to Biblical orthodoxy. As such we are rejoicing about the path you are on and agree with the author of this article that there is (much, much) more work to be done to achieve that goal. There will be significant obstacles on the way to overcome but with the Lord none are too great. The same hermeneutic that confused many in the CRC on the sexuality controversy has plagued the CRC on other issues too. Those ought to be addressed as well to return to Biblical orthodoxy. There is something else that had become rare when we withdrew from the CRC, the neglect of covenant theology that upholds the promises of God, the obligations of its members and the threat to those who follow their own willful path. Is God holy? Is man righteous? When is there actually a need for repentance? Is the need for Christ still at the centre?
How sad - that such a narrowing, tunnel-visioned, and basically 'cutting out' approach should be boasted in this way. Please be aware of how easily narrow-mindedness can be mistook for righteousness.
An example of the necessity for this type of oversight emerged this week in the self-revelation of neo-orthodoxy (if not outright heresy) by a man lauded, platformed (CICW), and regularly assigned as course reading when I was a student at Calvin Sem, NT Wright.
There is an irony that the whole time that the Federal Vision and New Perspectives controversies were roiling the NAPARC churches those matters were largely ignored by the CRC, moreover, Calvin Sem and the Worship Institute were inviting one of the worst offenders to the stage of the Fine Arts Building.
"The desire of those synodical delegates to see our Christian Reformed Church once again more robustly and lovingly grow into our Reformed and evangelistic identity needs to continue forward, reaching into the work of our shared ministries and institutions. The challenges of our post-Christian Western world are growing more acute, not less..."
I for one see the current "Christian Western world" as being largely representing as Anti-Christ; and I see the Grace of God in the deliverance He has effected in the Body of Jesus Christ from the idolatry of doctrine and dogma.
He has given us His Holy Spirit to discern the spirits. We need not fear such that we put our hope in inquisitions, or in worldly institutions.
Trust God. Trust in the Salvation of Jesus that your sins have been forgiven. Love your brother.
"Little children, keep yourselves from idols."