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| A query on the Confessing Church
Movement
See below for responses
to this query.
[7-2-01]
We have received a note from a member of a small Presbyterian church who
says his congregation has been receiving communications from a number of
other churches in the area, urging them to subscribe to the Confessing
Church Movement.
He is concerned that joining this "Movement"
(his quotes, not mine!) would really be giving support to "a group
that is seeking to divide and ultimately, perhaps, remove itself from
the current Presbyterian Church (USA)."
He concludes with this query: "Can you help to
direct me to commentary written by those who have considered the
Confessing Church Movement, which might shed some light on this, and
help me in talking about this issue to the members of my Church?"
Can anyone offer thoughts, wisdom, experience to help
this congregation as they seek to discern God's way through the choices
that confront them?
Please send a
note
with your experiences and reflections,
and we'll share it here.
And we'll appreciate it if you can
identify yourself a bit, and tell us whether you want your note to be
published with you name or without.
Thanks! |
| The Confessing Church Movement seems to
be experiencing some strains along with its apparent gains in
support. Here's a brief update from
your WebWeaver and others. |
| Witherspoon member Alan Pickering
offers calm, clear thoughts, and a
"cautious" response to the Confessing Church movement
[7-5-01] |
Here are the responses
we've received so far:
Mike Bailey of Corinth Presbyterian Church sends this
suggestion:
If you are looking for a genuine understanding of
what the confessions are and how they relate to Presbyterianism, the
book Reading the Bible and the Confessions: The Presbyterian Way
by Jack Rogers, the moderator of the 213th General Assembly is
probably the most best source. It is available from http://www.bn./com
for $9.00.
Another visitor writes:
The Covenant
Network statement in response to the "Confessing Church
Movement" is clear and to-the-point. It can be found at http://www.covenantnetwork.org/SC-CCM.html
I write as a member of a PCUSA congregation.
This comment came on 7-6-01:
The so-called confessing church movement has three
tenets, two of which are somewhat contradictory. Either Jesus, as we
understand him and his character, is the guide for the church, or the
Bible is. There's a pile of evidence that Jesus was not enchanted with
any book of rules including the Scriptures. So the Confessing Church
Movement is trying to legislate a contradiction.
Norman Watkins
Chicago, Illinois
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