{"id":130299,"date":"2024-06-28T12:33:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-28T16:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/?p=130299"},"modified":"2024-06-28T18:51:45","modified_gmt":"2024-06-28T22:51:45","slug":"ct-crc-tells-congregations-that-will-not-support-scriptural-standards-of-belief-and-practice-to-retract-and-repent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/?p=130299","title":{"rendered":"(CT) CRC Tells Congregations that will not support Scriptural standards of belief and practice to Retract and Repent"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The CRC does have a process<\/a> for those who believe something in its confessions contradicts Scripture. CRC leaders sign three Reformed confessions\u2014the Belgic Confession, the Heidelberg Catechism, and the Canons of Dort\u2014and in 2022, the denomination clarified in a footnote that the Heidelberg Catechism\u2019s teaching that \u201cGod condemns all unchastity\u201d includes homosexual sex, as well as adultery, premarital sex, extramarital sex, polyamory, and pornography.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At least 18 churches publicized their disagreement by declaring themselves \u201cin protest\u201d<\/a> of that teaching. They argued the CRC should allow differences in biblical interpretation of unchastity<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last week, however, the synod decided<\/a> that churches who adopted the \u201cin protest\u201d status would also fall under the discipline process and be required to comply with the confessions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s okay to send a protest. The issue is when you say our whole church, our whole council, is going to take exception to the confessions,\u201d\u00a0said<\/a>\u00a0Cedric Parsels, reporting from the synod for the\u00a0Abide Project<\/a>, a group that upholds the CRC\u2019s historic view on sexuality. \u201c\u2018We are going to put an asterisk next to our name of CRC. We can only be CRC basically on our terms\u00a0.<\/em>\u2019 That\u2019s a significantly different approach.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read it all<\/a>.<\/p>

Two years ago, the Christian Reformed Church in North America clarified its stance against homosexuality.

Last week, the denomination clarified its expectations for churches whose LGBTQ-affirming teachings contradict that stance.https:\/\/t.co\/xltKDkUBGn<\/a><\/p>— Christianity Today (@CTmagazine) June 28, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote>