Storms in the churches; calm confidence in the Lord
This journal article by Vernon Ibe addresses the schism that struck the Protestant Reformed Churches in the Philippines (PRCP) following the 2016 controversy in the American denomination, culminating in the withdrawal of the Bulacan congregation in 2021. The author discusses the pastoral impact of this ecclesiastical division on the PRCP fellowship while affirming the doctrinal orthodoxy of the remaining denomination and offering spiritual encouragement amid the turbulence.
Dark clouds were above the horizon of Asia Pacific, specifically in the islands of the Philippines, when the storm of schism hit the Protestant Reformed Churches in America (PRCA). The schism that has crept into the PRCA due to the controversy that started back in 2016 made a great wave of impact that reached the ears of God's people here in the Protestant Reformed Churches in the Philippines (PRCP hereafter). Since then, many of the brethren and sisters in Christ waited for the development...
Full article available on sb.rfpa.org
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