The Presbyterian Rebellion [Happy Presbyterian Rebellion Day, everyone!]

The Aquila Report ^ | July 6, 2011 | Steve Salyards

[Titanites]

The Presbyterians of yesterday would not recognize modern Presbyterian acceptance of female ordination, acceptance of homosexuality, acceptance of abortion, or acceptance of gay ordination.

[Titanites]

I should have pinged you to my previous post since I linked to an article you posted.

[crghill]

I’m in the pca but would be in the RPCGA if geography permitted.

[crghill]

The Prebyterians of today are PINO... Presbyterian in name only. John Knox would puke.

[ReformationFan]

The “Presbyterians” who accept those things are not true Presbyterians and have no connection to John Knox, John Calvin or any of the other great forefathers in this tradition.

[xone]

cite the examples of Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, James Madison, Patrick Henry, and George Wythe

Episcopalianinos? Happy 4th indeed.

[Titanites]

The “Presbyterians” who accept those things are not true Presbyterians

What authority sets the standards now days for what are "true Presbyterians"? I'm sure all Presbyterians can say about each other what you just did, and that they can all trace their roots along that convoluted/fractured chart of Presbyterianism.

[ReformationFan]

For starters, I would say true Presbyterians affirm the infallibility of the Bible in the original autographs. I would also say they would affirm the Westminster Confession of Faith.

By supporting the ordination of women, abortions and homosexuality, I would say that “Presbyterians” who do so are being inconsistent with both Scripture and the Westminster Confession.

[Titanites]

For starters, I would say true Presbyterians affirm the infallibility of the Bible in the original autographs.

I'm not sure which of the Presbyterians have the "original autographs" to affirm, but I'm sure all Presbyterian denominations hold to the inerrancy of Scripture. It's just the variance in interpretation of those Scriptures that are at odds.

I would also say they would affirm the Westminster Confession of Faith.

Even the Presbyterian Church USA affirms the Westminster Confession of Fairth.

[ReformationFan]

No one has the original autographs-

http://www.theopedia.com/Chicago_Statement_on_Biblical_Inerrancy

The Northern wing of what would later become the PCUSA came up with a way to get around the WCF with the Confession of 1967-

http://www.logos.com/product/4007/confession-of-1967-its-theological-background-and-ecumenical-significance

[strongbow]

for reading later

[Natural Law]

"King George III of England referred to the American Revolution as a “Presbyterian War.”

Further evidence to the madness of King George.

[Cronos]

Why Calvinists? The Calvinists were the big losers of the wars of the 17th century all over Europe.

Well they did start them. In Germany they rebelled against the Lutheran dukes and lords and in France against the catholic King. In both cases, initially the lords had tolerated the calvinists initially...