Out of the Frying Pan…and into the Fire? / And the United Reformed Churches?
David Engelsma reports on five Illinois congregations leaving the Reformed Church in America (RCA) for the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA), with particular attention to Pastor Ben Kappers' explanation of the departure based on concerns about biblical authority, inerrancy, doctrinal drift on sexuality, and the adoption of the Belhar Confession. The article examines whether the PCA represents a genuine Reformed alternative to what departing congregations viewed as theological compromise in the RCA.
Out of the Frying Pan… Five congregations in Illinois have completed the process of leaving the Reformed Church in America (RCA) and joining the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA). I mentioned in an earlier report about the exit of these congregations from the RCA that I hoped they would explain the grounds for their action sometime in the future. Ben Kappers, lead pastor of the First PCA of Lansing, IL (formerly First RCA), explained why he and his congregation left the RCA in an article...
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