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To: PAR35

Interesting comment.

Which ones didn’t they get it better than? Would it not have been more spiritually sound to join with a better group?


7 posted on 11/21/2007 5:18:38 AM PST by MarkBsnr (V. Angelus Domini nuntiavit Mariae. R. Et concepit de Spiritu Sancto.)
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To: MarkBsnr

They have one area of weakness, with one high profile manifestation of that weakness.

Although set up as a connectional church, they are functionally a blend of connectional and congregational. The local congregations are given great autonomy in most areas, and there is little that will merit discipline from a higher court. There are few things which are deemed to be essentials.

The clearest manifestation of this weakness comes in the area of ordination of women. It is neither permitted nor required. So you can have sister churches in full communion, one of which feels that as a matter of scripture, women can’t serve in ordained office, the other of which has women in those positions.

Of course, in the secondary standards which we share with the EPC, we recognize that no church, neither ours, nor theirs, or yours, this side of the return of Christ, is compelely pure.

To directly answer your question, I’d say that the Orthodox Presbyterians and the Associate Reformed Presbyterians (I am neither)get it better than either the EPC or PCA.


8 posted on 11/21/2007 7:35:51 AM PST by PAR35
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