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The candidate for ordination took 4 exceptions. These exceptions were the prohibition of depictions of Christ, the Sabbath, paedocommunion and the prohibition of marrying papists (WCF 24.3). Under further questioning he also stated that he didn't think the term evangelical in the BCO precluded Roman Catholics from partaking in communion in PCA churches since they "hold to the essentials of the faith." This man ministers in a city with probably one of the heaviest RC concentrations in the USA. Not being an elder nor a member of the presbytery, I wasn't privy to the discussions and votes in executive session, so I don't know what was decided regarding whether or not he could teach any or all of these exceptions. His ordination was approved by the overwhelming majority of elders present.
| A little off topic, but how could a man who is to preach the whole counsel of God not teach or preach on what he believes Scripture teaches? Does he just skip those portions of Scripture?  |
I don't know what the official PCA position on exceptions is or if there even is a clear rule, but some will argue that a Teaching Elder cannot teach his exceptions while others will strongly argue that they can teach them provided they explain that their view on the subject at hand is contrary to the standards. Or do presbyterys have to decide on a case by case basis whether the exception can be taught? Perhaps someone more familiar with the PCA Book of Church Order and any rulings on this issue could weigh in.