Church of Scotland Upholds Installation of Homosexual Minister
Rev. Angus Stewart critiques the Church of Scotland's 2009 decision to install a homosexual minister, arguing that it represents a failure of biblical church discipline and a departure from Reformed principles. Using Paul's rebuke of the Corinthian church as a theological framework, Stewart calls on other Presbyterian denominations (particularly the Presbyterian Church in Ireland) to reject such departures from Scripture and maintain faithful adherence to biblical standards in church leadership and discipline.
Rev. Angus Stewart When a church member in Corinth committed incest, the apostle Paul was indignant that the congregation tolerated this sin (I Cor. 5:1-2). He rebuked them sharply and called upon the church to excommunicate the offender (vv. 1-8). Yet the Church of Scotland’s 2009 General Assembly officially decided to uphold the installation of a homosexual minister. What flagrant disobedience to the Lord Jesus Christ! The General Assembly (not just one erring congregation) tolerated (and...