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The PCA’s Leithart Decision (2)

Nathan Langerak·2013-10-07
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This article critically examines the Presbyterian Church in America's (PCA) exoneration of Peter Leithart, a leading proponent of Federal Vision theology, arguing that the decision effectively sanctioned heretical teaching within the denomination. Langerak documents how Federal Vision has gained institutional influence within the PCA through strategic placement in key presbyteries, despite its departure from Reformed covenant theology and the Westminster Standards. The piece serves as both a theological critique of Federal Vision doctrine and an analysis of ecclesiastical governance failures in the denomination's judicial process.

Previous article in this series: June 2013, p. 392. The Presbyterian Church in America (PCA), host of the parasitic conditional covenant heresy known as Federal Vision (FV), recently exoner­ated leading FV heretic Peter Leithart.1 Despite all the avowals to the contrary by the PCA's Standing Judicial Committee (SJC), their decision sanctioned his heretical theology as inside the bounds of the Westminster Stan­dards and allowed him to teach that heretical theology as within the bounds of the...

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Author
Nathan Langerak
Date

2013-10-07

Source
Standard Bearer
Scripture References
Hebrews 6:4-6
Topics
Covenant TheologyChurch GovernmentApologetics
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