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Originally Posted by raekwon  Honestly, the "BR" and "TR" designations have already worn out their usefulness, in my unlearned opinion. The "TRs" created that label to distinguish themselves from those that they perceived as straying from the great doctrinal standards of the Reformed faith. Many of those that they've termed "Barely Reformed", in fact, hold fast to those standards . . . they their differences with the TRs largely as methodological rather than theological. For a while, I proudly (and probably sinfully) held to the "BR" label as some sort of badge of honor and used "TR" as a term of derision for those who didn't "get it".
These labels have together become altogether useless for anything but dividing Christ's church. We can (and should) each learn from the other. |
If my history is correct, that which is bolded is incorrect. I believe the whole naming of the TR's and BR's happened after Joey Pipa stood up during a General Assembly and stated something about the denomination faltering by not holding to the Standards anymore. Those who are now called BR's gave Pipa and those who held his views that designation of TR (i.e. it wasn't a compliment). That is the history of what I know, I could be wrong though. This is just from what I have heard from others.
I agree about the current state of the titles however, they are dying out. People still use them as insults though.