Tag Archives: ecumenicity

Alliances, Ecumencity, and Being Reformed

By D. G. Hart | Published: June 22, 2011

The OPC’s 75th anniversary also coincided with the regular meeting of General Assembly. My pastor, whose energy consumes more calories in a day than I devour in the course of a week, wrote the daily report and perusing his summary reminds me of an important point about communions like the Orthodox Presbyterian Church. The pastor’s… Read More→

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Mike Horton is More Fun Than Mark Dever (though Mark has his moments)

By D. G. Hart | Published: June 9, 2010

Justin Taylor made me do it. He linked to Ray Ortlund’s blog from a couple days ago at the Gospel Coalition – calling it a “classic” in which the he warns TR’s (i.e., Truly Reformed) about the danger of falling into the Judaizer trap. Ortlund writes: The Judaizers in Galatia did not see their distinctive… Read More→

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What’s the Difference between the OPC and PCA?

By D. G. Hart | Published: January 4, 2010

In 1986 the OPC almost became part of the PCA. In the General Assembly report that laid out the rationale for Joining & Receiving, the OPC’s committee on ecumencity noted the following characteristics of the two communions. (Keep in mind that one of those denominations was 50 years old, the other only 14.) Strengths PCA… Read More→

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