Comments on: Those Wild, Wild, Whiggish Covenanters got me again! http://deregnochristi.org/2007/06/26/those-wild-wild-whiggish-covenanters-got-me-again/ The Reign of Christ Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:54:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: sixteenninety http://deregnochristi.org/2007/06/26/those-wild-wild-whiggish-covenanters-got-me-again/#comment-1085 sixteenninety Thu, 28 Jun 2007 00:40:25 +0000 http://deregnochristi.org/2007/06/26/those-wild-wild-whiggish-covenanters-got-me-again/#comment-1085 For what my opinion is worth (and admittedly, not very much) I am glad to see the committee continued. Blogs are good, so are periodicals and pamphlets. However, I think it of value to have the men who lead the RPCNA offer thier leadership in a way that doesn't just report events, but applies biblical precepts to the events. The committee may not make law, but it does give the laity good guidance as it seeks to understand, what often are, confusing events in this age. I'll lend more credence to a committee report adopted by synod than to one or two people's opinion in an editorial any day. For what my opinion is worth (and admittedly, not very much) I am glad to see the committee continued.

Blogs are good, so are periodicals and pamphlets. However, I think it of value to have the men who lead the RPCNA offer thier leadership in a way that doesn’t just report events, but applies biblical precepts to the events.

The committee may not make law, but it does give the laity good guidance as it seeks to understand, what often are, confusing events in this age. I’ll lend more credence to a committee report adopted by synod than to one or two people’s opinion in an editorial any day.

]]> By: Anthony Cowley http://deregnochristi.org/2007/06/26/those-wild-wild-whiggish-covenanters-got-me-again/#comment-1079 Anthony Cowley Wed, 27 Jun 2007 15:11:41 +0000 http://deregnochristi.org/2007/06/26/those-wild-wild-whiggish-covenanters-got-me-again/#comment-1079 Bill: Interesting report. Who shot down the recommendation? Ray Joseph is with the Lord. Was it Dr. Edgar? I would have noted (if I were there, and on my game) that Jesus mentioned the Signs of the Times, so it is not just an OT concept. Of course, I'm postmil (though not "Historic progressive" postmil). However, I think that the task is pretty overwhelming, and can understand why the committee might not want to undertake to attempt the task. You are right that it is something for the blogs and pulpits and magazines. However, this task can be reduced to something do-able. Keynote concepts would be noting events in the Nation and world which have to do with the state of the progress of the gospel on the broader stage of contemporary life. Monitoring the "culture of life" (abortion, euthanasia, etc.) as well as debates surrounding public affirmation/denial of the Scriptures (eg. the 10 Commandments controversy, the progress of secularism, or its thwarting in the public square, etc.). The public idolatry of the Worship service attended by President Bush where Billy Graham preached and various rabbis, mullahs, priests and ministers participated, post 9/11 would have been something worthy of comment. Such a committee is precisely aimed at giving voice to what is left of the Covenanting heritage in the RPCNA. Since you seem out of sympathy with such a task, I can understand your reluctance to comply with the committee assigment! Blessings, Tony Bill:
Interesting report.
Who shot down the recommendation? Ray Joseph is with the Lord. Was it Dr. Edgar?
I would have noted (if I were there, and on my game) that Jesus mentioned the Signs of the Times, so it is not just an OT concept.
Of course, I’m postmil (though not “Historic progressive” postmil). However, I think that the task is pretty overwhelming, and can understand why the committee might not want to undertake to attempt the task. You are right that it is something for the blogs and pulpits and magazines. However, this task can be reduced to something do-able. Keynote concepts would be noting events in the Nation and world which have to do with the state of the progress of the gospel on the broader stage of contemporary life. Monitoring the “culture of life” (abortion, euthanasia, etc.) as well as debates surrounding public affirmation/denial of the Scriptures (eg. the 10 Commandments controversy, the progress of secularism, or its thwarting in the public square, etc.). The public idolatry of the Worship service attended by President Bush where Billy Graham preached and various rabbis, mullahs, priests and ministers participated, post 9/11 would have been something worthy of comment.
Such a committee is precisely aimed at giving voice to what is left of the Covenanting heritage in the RPCNA. Since you seem out of sympathy with such a task, I can understand your reluctance to comply with the committee assigment!
Blessings,
Tony

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