[crghill]

Call a spade a spade...r2k is heresy.

[marshmallow]

Check out what's happening across the pond, Darrell. The British government is in the throes of legalizing gay "marriage". There's been plenty of talk about churches not being forced to participate in these ceremonies but it's just that; talk. Those who understand the equality laws understand that once gay marriage becomes legal, to refuse marriage to a homosexual couple will incur severe legal penalties and thus churches will be faced with some very unpleasant choices, including possibly padlocking the doors of their buildings.

The point I'm making here is that those who ignore the culture wars, including gay marriage, are not going to be spared. They're in for a most unpleasant surprise. Even if they don't want to fight in this culture war, the war will be coming to them, whether they like or or not......and soon!

[aimhigh]

Since I attend a PCA church, I figured I’d read the post and linked website to see what the issues are. It’s like walking into a cafeteria at the end of a food fight and trying to figure out what the original argument was about.

[veracious]

Traditions of men expanding to overfill the entire creation; obliverating everything He says and does:

“You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt has become tasteless, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled under foot by men.” Matthew 5:12-14

[darrellmaurina]

Here's something that may interest you. Please pass it on to OPC, PCA, and URC Freepers, as well as other Calvinists you may know on Free Republic or elsewhere.

(And no, none of you are on any kind of formal ping list; I'm simply sending this to people who I've noticed commenting on Calvinist postings and may be interested in the Reformed faith.)

When things have gotten to the point that there are “Two Kingdoms” advocates who profess to be conservative Calvinists but are seriously arguing that the church ought not to take a stand on gay marriage because it is a “political issue,” it's time for conservative Reformed laymen (and especially elders) to stand up and say, “Enough is enough!”

I have a long history with the URC and Westminster-West — up to and including being accepted for admission to the seminary many years ago and then deciding not to go for personal reasons totally unrelated to this “Two Kingdoms” issue. I have great respect for the seminary's founders, several of whom I know personally. I'm particularly pained because some of these “Two Kingdoms” advocates are deserving of real credit for many years of work done in the church to fight liberalism and heresy.

However, these views on politics being advocated by some of the Westminster-West professors (not all) are not just wrong but dangerous. They are harming the reputation of the seminary as well as causing problems in the church, and they need to be fought against now.

The stakes are simply too great to let politically uniformed pastors muddle things up for our churches. They may mean well, but they're causing major problems at a time when we need to be unified to fight against the culture wars that threaten to destroy what is left of biblical Christianity in America.

[guitarplayer1953]

One question did Christ ever speak out against Rome (government)? No He spoke out against the religious leadership.

[Cringing Negativism Network]

OK I nominate this for the ‘most unusual FR headline in the last 90 days’ award.