Friday, June 23, 2006

More on the PCUSA

This from one of my favorite bloggers.

Should Biblically-Committed Christians Leave the PCUSA? (Section B)

Part 3 of series: The End of the Presbyterian Church USA?
Posted for Friday, June 23, 2006

In my last post I showed how deeply God cares about the unity of His church. This would suggest that leaving a denomination, or dividing that denomination into new groups, should only be done thoughtfully, carefully, and for very good reasons. All Christians, I believe, should be strongly committed to the unity of the church, and should actively seek to defend and contribute to that unity. But there are times when division, either through personal departure or through corporate realignment (e.g. schism) is better than maintaining institutional unity. As I said yesterday, this should happen only in extraordinary circumstances, and only when there are solid biblical reasons, and only after an extended season of prayerful, scriptural, and communal discernment.

Do these criteria fit the situation of the PCUSA today?