Puritanboard Sophomore
This past weekend, our congregation was approved by the Presbytery of the Southeast, OPC, as a particular congregation. We have been independent since our formation 4 1/2 years ago, but are finally in a denominational home! Praise God for seeing us through!
Johnathan Tate
Cornerstone Presbyterian Church (OPC), Arden, NC
Husband of one, father of 3 (1 in-utero); Time's "Man of the Year" 2006
Backwoods Presbyterian (04-29-2009), Berean (04-29-2009), chbrooking (04-30-2009), DMcFadden (04-30-2009), gene_mingo (04-30-2009), Idelette (04-29-2009), Josiah (05-01-2009), jwithnell (04-30-2009), Oecolampadius (04-29-2009), PresbyDane (04-30-2009), Semper Fidelis (04-30-2009), w (04-29-2009), WarrenInSC (04-30-2009)
Puritanboard Freshman
Thanks be to God for making our denomination grow larger.
Joel de Leon
Member (man under care)
Christ Presbyterian Church, OPC
Salt Lake City, UT
The Cleansed Leper
Puritanboard Sophomore
Congratulations!
For some reason, I misread your title as "Approved for Affliction." I thought that you didn't really need approval to be afflicted... then read it again.
"I was found by those who did not seek me; I was made manifest to those who did not ask for me." Romans 10:20b
Angela Asano
Edwardsville, IL
Member, Center Grove Presbyterian Church - PCA
"History never repeats itself, but it rhymes." - Mark Twain
Puritanboard Doctor
Congrats!
Benjamin P. Glaser, M. Div, Licentiate, Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church
Ruling Elder Fairmount ARP Church
Pittsburgh, PA
"I am as happy as perhaps creation can make me. I enjoy all the necessaries and most of the conveniences of life. I have a peaceful study as a refuge from the hurries and noise of the world around me, the venerable dead are waiting in my library to entertain me..." --Samuel Davies
Deo Vindice
Puritanboard Senior
Congratulations on your acceptance into that fine body. May you serve them, and be served by them, well.
Edward
Deacon
PCA
Texas
Puritanboard Senior
Praise God! And thank you for posting this! I may actually be moving to Arden, NC in a couple of months! I'm excited to hear that there is a church there!
Yvonne
Greenville Presbyterian Church
Free Church of Scotland (Continuing)
North Carolina
"A man's most glorious actions will at last be found to be but glorious sins, if he hath made himself, and not the glory of God, the end of those actions." -T. Brooks
Puritanboard Doctor
I'm so happy for your congregation! Congrats!
Norm
IA PCA
"What fools are they who, for a drop of pleasure, drink a sea of wrath." -Thomas Watson
Puritanboard Freshman
congrats
Julio Perez
Visting Branch of Hope OPC hoping this will be my home church.....
“No…we are all priests. Your vocation and your contentment in your vocation should not be dependent upon your being in vocational ministry or in being a figure of public acclaim. If God wills that fine…if He does not do that, you ought to still do what he has granted you to do to the glory of God.”
-Martin Luther
The MacDaddy
Congrats!
Pergamum
"If a commission by an earthly king is considered a honor, how can a commission by a Heavenly King be considered a sacrifice?"
-- David Livingstone
Puritanboard Doctor
Congratulations
Martin - Reformed
Husband to the most godly, honorable and loyal wife Line
Searching for a Church
Webpage www.5solas.dk
Free Online Reformed Seminary - http://www.tnars.net
Soli Deo Gloria
Puritanboard Doctor
Congratulations. This will give you accountability and a stable platform in which to live covenant community.
In fact, it is worth summoning the bananas in celebration...
Though exuberant, these are reformed bananas, and they adore a solid soteriology, covenant community, the historic confessions, a spiritual view of the sacraments, church discipline and the regulative principle:
Scott
PCA
North Carolina
"Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised)"
Hebrews 10:23
PointyHaired Calvinist (04-30-2009)
Puritanboard Doctor
congrats!
sarah
providence (Only Perfect Church)
wi coldest snowiest state in the union
RN working towards photographer
2 Timothy 2:24-25
Congratulations!
Rich
PCA, Northern VA
Student, New Geneva Theological Seminary
WebsiteMaven - Web Hosting Reviews, Guides, and Advice to build and promote your web site.
SoliDeoGloria.com - A Community for Reformed Thought and Discussion
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Puritanboard Junior
Hey, that's great!
Puritanboard Senior
Are they Frozen Chosen? They're not dancing.Originally Posted by Scott1
Congratulations. This will give you accountability and a stable platform in which to live covenant community.
In fact, it is worth summoning the bananas in celebration...
Though exuberant, these are reformed bananas, and they adore a solid soteriology, covenant community, the historic confessions, a spiritual view of the sacraments, church discipline and the regulative principle:
Jonathan, A.A.S.
Audio Engineer
Reformed Baptist
Ohio
Puritanboard Senior
to the OPC!!!
Wayne Whitmer
Member, Rio Rancho OPC
Albuquerque, NM
Arbitrary Moderation
This is very good news; I'm pleased to rejoice with you!
Paul Korte
OPC
Flint, MI
They who perceive in themselves discoveries of the divine goodness, so full and absolutely perfect, and who make them the subject of earnest meditation, will never embrace new doctrines, by which the very grace they feel so powerfully in themselves is thrown into the shade. --John Calvin
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Meum cerebrum nocet
Regulative Principle??? Where does the Bible give positive sanction to the banana happy dance as an element of worship? Are you sure that you haven't been reading Dr. Frame on worship?Congratulations. This will give you accountability and a stable platform in which to live covenant community.
In fact, it is worth summoning the bananas in celebration...
Though exuberant, these are reformed bananas, and they adore a solid soteriology, covenant community, the historic confessions, a spiritual view of the sacraments, church discipline and the regulative principle:
On the point of the post . . . CONGRATS!!! The presence of an OP or PCA congregation is always a cause for rejoicing in my (Baptist) book!
Dennis E. McFadden, Ex Mainline Baptist (in Remission)
Atherton Baptist Homes, CEO
First Baptist Church of Alhambra, Member, Transformation Ministries (CA)
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Puritanboard Freshman
Congratulations! May the Lord continue to bless your church & the ministry to the congregation that He has entrusted to your care.
Andy
Pastoral Intern
PCA
Escondido, CA
Puritanboard Doctor
DMcFadden's
McFadderator Minimizing
Congratulations. This will give you accountability and a stable platform in which to live covenant community.
In fact, it is worth summoning the bananas in celebration...
Though exuberant, these are reformed bananas, and they adore a solid soteriology, covenant community, the historic confessions, a spiritual view of the sacraments, church discipline and the regulative principle:
The dancing bananas understand they are quite free to rejoice at the particular church's formal affiliation with a solid reformed denomination because the occasion is not, in itself, an ordinance of public (or private) worship.Regulative Principle??? Where does the Bible give positive sanction to the banana happy dance as an element of worship? Are you sure that you haven't been reading Dr. Frame on worship?
Rather, they understand this to be an occasion of "festive exuberance" (where all sorts of things not expressly forbidden are allowed).
Privately, the dancing bananas acknowledge caution toward the present
theology and writings of said theologian as well, but will very carefully and charitably do so... and without a lot of exuberance.
Scott
PCA
North Carolina
"Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised)"
Hebrews 10:23
Puritanboard Senior
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