03-22-2008, 11:22 PM
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Originally Posted by DMcFadden  In seminary back in the mid 70's my presbyterian profs spoke positively of C-67. It is interesting that after 200 years of "settling" for the WCF, the largest body of presbyterians has made C-67 so "revered and worthy."
While we don't want to determine orthodoxy by counting hands, it is interesting that the adoption of C-67 has done little to assist the denomination in its growth. Instead, the groups holding to the older WCF such as the Presbyterian Church in America and the Evangelical Presbyterian Church, are actually fast-growing evangelical denominations! Who wouldof thunk it?
John H. Adams ( Confession of 1967 gets top billing by committee - 6/19/02) observed: Quote:
Theologically, C-67, which was born in the national turmoils of Vietnam and the civil rights movements, is limited. Instead of the traditional confessional emphasis on the nature of God, the person and work of Christ, the witness of the Holy Spirit and the authority of Scripture, C-67 was stitched together around a single theme: reconciliation.
That is acknowledged in the preface: "Modestly titled, the Confession of 1967 is built around a single passage of Scripture: "'In Christ God was reconciling the world to himself. …'" The three sections of C-67 are titled "God's Work of Reconciliation," "The Ministry of Reconciliation" and "The Fulfillment of Reconciliation."
| While all confessions are reflections of the time in which they were written, anything written in reaction to Vietnam should be suspect as to the potential for enduring value. | Amazing.How arbitrary. I had no idea the PCUSA was this far gone.
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