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Office Hours: Jon Payne On The Gospel Reformation Network

by R. Scott Clark on June 3, 2019
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The Protestant Reformation was a recovery of the biblical doctrine of salvation by God’s favor (grace) alone (sola gratia), through faith (trusting, resting, and receiving) alone (sola fide), in Christ alone and the Christian life governed by Scripture alone (sola Scriptura) as . . . Continue reading →

Office Hours: With Jon Payne On Discipleship And Revoice

by R. Scott Clark on April 6, 2020
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Our Lord Jesus called the church to make disciples (Matt 28:18–20) and he even ordained means by which we might become disciples and grow in our discipleship. The Apostles followed this pattern (Acts 2:42; Rom 10:14). Nevertheless, when we think about discipleship . . . Continue reading →

Payne: The PCA Is At A Crossroads

by R. Scott Clark on September 14, 2020 | 4 Comments

…Many of us are deeply concerned about the influence of Revoice doctrine upon our churches and surprised by the sympathy it has received from some in our ranks. Perhaps of even more concern is the growing ascendancy of critical theory and elements . . . Continue reading →

Jon Payne: The PCA Is In Trouble

by R. Scott Clark on December 15, 2020 | 9 Comments

A growing number of our ministers and churches are conforming to the world’s values, attitudes, and ideals, especially as it concerns homosexuality and the social gospel. The future doesn’t look good for the PCA. Frankly, the future looks pretty bad, and I’m . . . Continue reading →

Payne: The PCA Already Has A Creed

by R. Scott Clark on July 9, 2021 | 5 Comments

Creating space for these unbiblical cultural creeds in the PCA will facilitate serious and irreparable damage and division. Therefore, they must be rejected. There is no room for compromise. The Assembly’s voting margins from last week foster hope that the PCA’s future plans do not include tent expansion. We mustn’t make room for Side B and CRT. Continue reading →

Good Guys, Bad Guys, And A Missing Category

by R. Scott Clark on October 1, 2021 | 11 Comments

The largest NAPARC denomination, the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) is in the throes of an identity crisis. Founded by Southern Presbyterians and emerging out of the old PCUS (the Southern version of the Presbyterian mainline) it has always been more more broadly . . . Continue reading →

Should They Stay Or Should They Go?

by R. Scott Clark on November 17, 2021 | 7 Comments

It’s a question that more than a few PCA elders and members are asking right now. The recent Standing Judicial Commission’s (SJC) decision to reject the complaint against Missouri Presbytery has left many disheartened. Moreover, the current presbytery voting tallies on Overtures . . . Continue reading →

Two Of These Things Are Not Like The Others

by R. Scott Clark on January 25, 2022 | 8 Comments

As they used to say on Sesame Street, “one of these things is not like the others…”. That is the question raised by an article in byFaith, the official magazine of the PCA, which seeks to quiet the furor over the formerly secret network, The . . . Continue reading →