by pastor | Jul 14, 2019 | Ask the Pastor, Ecclesiology
Question: Can you give me a brief overview of the major differences between the PCUSA and the Orthodox Presbyterian Church? Thank you. Answer: The OPC was formed during the fundamentalist-modernist controversy early in the twentieth century, when J. Gresham Machen was...
by pastor | May 14, 2019 | Ask the Pastor
These eleven verses [John 8:1-11], together with the last verse of the preceding chapter, form perhaps the gravest critical difficulty in the New Testament. Their genuineness is disputed. It is held by many learned Christian writers—who have an undoubted right to be...
by pastor | Mar 3, 2019 | Ask the Pastor
Every year around this time, Reformed Pastors are asked, “Why doesn’t your church offer lenten services?” While our answer is simple enough — “Because we have no scriptural warrant to do so” — we understand that this answer...
by pastor | Oct 12, 2018 | Ask the Pastor
Question: “I was recently surprised to discover that some of the people in my church disapprove of Halloween. Why is this? What’s so wrong with Halloween?” Answer: Some Christians object to the observance of Halloween because they find the historical...
by pastor | Sep 28, 2018 | Ask the Pastor
Question: What did Jesus mean when he told us not to judge others in Matthew 7:1? The first portion of these verses is one of those passages of Scripture, which we must be careful not to strain beyond its proper meaning. It is frequently abused and misapplied, by the...
by pastor | Jul 27, 2018 | Ask the Pastor, Ethics
Question: I have occasionally heard the word “Theonomy” used in conversations at church. What does that word mean? Answer: Since there are many different opinions of “Theonomy” in the church, I thought it would be most fair to allow one of the...
