Gathering at the river
Barry Gritters addresses the troubling trend of Reformed and Presbyterian leaders converting to Roman Catholicism, using the metaphorical language of "crossing the Tiber" to describe these defections. The article expresses concern about the loss of Reformed theological identity and tradition among those who abandon Protestant faith for Rome, particularly highlighting how organizations like the Coming Home Network actively facilitate such conversions.
No, not the Grand River in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where some of our spiritual relatives gathered after immigrating from the Netherlands in order to establish Reformed churches.1 But the Tiber River in Rome, Italy, where some of our ecclesiastical relatives are gathering today, there to destroy Reformed churches. They are there, ready to forsake Reformed tradition and join the Roman Catholic Church. "Crossing the Tiber" is an old expression describing what a Protestant does when he leaves the...
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