Friends,
This is a special edition of Kopp Disclosure.
With permission/encouragement
of the elders of First Presbyterian Church in Belvidere, Illinois, the
following statement will be read at both services on Sunday (6/22/14), included
in our next newsletter, posted on www.belvpresbyterian.org and www.koppdisclosure.com,
and broadcast over www.bnnsradio.com.
We are also giving permission to www.churchandworld.com, www.layman.org, and www.pcusa.org to post it at their discretion as an encouragement to sister
particular churches and judicatories within the PCUSA who are called to remain
faithfully:
"You've probably heard disturbing news in recent days
from Detroit about our denomination. Our elders remain steadfast in
declaring, 'As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.' While our
denomination increasingly drifts from Jesus by the book, we will, depending
upon God's grace, order our life and ministry on the corner of Lincoln and Main
with prayer, proclamation, and passion for Jesus by the book. While
confessing our sins against our Lord and each other, we will not affirm,
condone, or cooperate with any actions of our denomination that insult God's
holiness as personified by Jesus and prescribed in Holy Scripture.
When we are wrong about Jesus by the book, we will confess and repent.
When we are right about Jesus by the book, we will remain steadfast.
Please join us in praying for the knowledge, wisdom, strength, and courage to
look up, stand up, speak up, and act up for Jesus alone as above all others."
If you would like to investigate the results of the recent
meeting of General Assembly in Detroit, I recommend www.churchandworld.com,
www.layman.org, and www.pcusa.org.
A special edition of our weekly Deeper Discipleship (Wednesdays from 5:30 -
7:00 p.m. in the summer) this Wednesday (6/25/14) will allow for Q&A and
prayer regarding the ramifications of GA decisions for our family of faith.
Personally as your undershepherd
to the Good Shepherd, I remind everyone that I have spoken and written
consistently and extensively about my call to remain faithfully and I remain faithful to that call in
the spirit of Luther, Bonhoeffer, McCord, Gillespie, and others concomitant to
our Lord's high priestly prayer in John 17.
I will not hide, run away, or quit.
I will salt, shine, and allow for correction according to
Master Jesus according to our manual Holy Scripture.
My trust is in the Lord alone (Psalm 62) whose ultimate
triumph is certain regardless of our/my/their stupidities, sins, and
apostasies.
Blessings and Love!
5 comments:
God will honor your courage, steadfastness, commitment to The Word, and unwavering faith. God bless you my friend. I honor you.
With you in Christ's service
Bob,
Thanks for your words. I have followed GA with some dismay. I am not surprised at the decisions on marriage and divestment, but very disappointed, nevertheless. I, too, intend to remain faithful to the truth of the Gospel as has been passed down through the ages.
It might be helpful to meet with others to pray and think about next steps in Blackhawk - especially as the amendment to the constitution comes to us for a vote.
Best wishes in Christ,
DEAR BOB....AMEN, AMEN, and AMEN. REMAIN STEADFAST LOOKING ALWAYS VERTICALLY. BEING PASSIVE IS OUR ENEMY...LOVE YOU BROTHER
I think you should go on cnn and blast the ga.
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