The one true thing the old Southern Presbyterian Church, the PCUS, brought to the PCUSA was a profound belief in the Scriptures and a trust in the Scripture alone, and although it took forty-two years for the Progressives to erode the conviction and belief in the Bible as the authoritative Word of God, they have finally succeeded and the Church I have loved has become a social institution dedicated to listening to the desires of the unrepentant rather than serving the purposes of Jesus. The Presbyterian Church USA no longer has a foundation based on a true belief and acceptance of the Bible as the rule and guide to faith. Thus the church has become rudderless and will be blown by the winds of time and desire a simple civic club dedicated to the cause of the day. I am soul sad because the church which was trying to be good and honorable, to accept and love the lost, has forgotten the role repentance and remorse has to play, balance has been lost and never again will the PCUSA be able to proclaim a true witness to Biblical integrity. A void has been created, values have been swept away, honor has been lost and lives will never be the same.
We face the same problem at our church who is also a member of PCUSA. I will not belong to a church that condones sin. The church once changed their affiliation; I’m praying they will do so once again.
If you don’t believe that there will come a time when those churches who refuse to perform gay marriages will be persecuted, then you are a fool.
Our small PCUSA took a straw vote a couple weeks ago. It was 100% to leave PCUSA over all of the issues. We aren’t eve interested very much in the “Gracious Release.” We just are done with them. We will try it, but if it doesn’t we are prepared to leave the beautifully restored 150 year old church.
I was Episcopalian. I know how you feel.
Where was he when they changed the scripture they preach to eliminate things like homosexuality..where was he when they became gay and abortion friendly .. where was he when the withdrew investments from Israel..where was he when they added other confessions to the Westminster and became Universalism friendly ... he is sad now when the final chickens came home to roost? Too little too late