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[Reformed Traditionalist]

Repost from the introduction board, @redleghunter suggested I also do an introduction here.

Hello, I just found this forum and thought it would be beneficial to sign up. I'm a Reformed Presbyterian, son of a current Presbyterian pastor and hoping one day to also become a pastor. I'm theologically a traditionalist (also politically but I don't know if we're supposed to talk about that outside of a political section). I am currently PCUSA, but I am hoping to join either the PCA or the OPC and get ordained in either of those denominations.

Glad I found this website, looks like a wonderful community.

 

[Hazelelponi]

Hello and welcome - again. Lol.

I'm reformed Baptist. 5 point Calvinist.

 

[royal priest]

Welcome to CF and happy Lord's Day!

I too am a Reformed Baptist like Hazelelponi.
May the Lord bless your activity on the forums and use it according to His purposes for you in Christ Jesus.

Soli Deo Gloria!

 

[Aussie Pete]

Repost from the introduction board, @redleghunter suggested I also do an introduction here.

Hello, I just found this forum and thought it would be beneficial to sign up. I'm a Reformed Presbyterian, son of a current Presbyterian pastor and hoping one day to also become a pastor. I'm theologically a traditionalist (also politically but I don't know if we're supposed to talk about that outside of a political section). I am currently PCUSA, but I am hoping to join either the PCA or the OPC and get ordained in either of those denominations.

Glad I found this website, looks like a wonderful community.

Welcome

 

[Mark Quayle]

Repost from the introduction board, @redleghunter suggested I also do an introduction here.

Hello, I just found this forum and thought it would be beneficial to sign up. I'm a Reformed Presbyterian, son of a current Presbyterian pastor and hoping one day to also become a pastor. I'm theologically a traditionalist (also politically but I don't know if we're supposed to talk about that outside of a political section). I am currently PCUSA, but I am hoping to join either the PCA or the OPC and get ordained in either of those denominations.

Glad I found this website, looks like a wonderful community.

Good to see you here. I'm curious --why not stay PCUSA? I assume your beliefs differ from theirs, or at least from their focus, and would like to know in what way.

 

[Mountainmanbob]

Repost from the introduction board, I'm a Reformed Presbyterian,



son of a current Presbyterian pastor and hoping one day to also become a pastor. I'm theologically a traditionalist (also politically but I don't know if we're supposed to talk about that outside of a political section). I am currently PCUSA, but I am hoping to join either the PCA or the OPC and get ordained in either of those denominations.

Glad I found this website, looks like a wonderful community.

Me too
and welcome.
Love their teaching
straight from the Bible.
M-Bob

 

[dqhall]

Repost from the introduction board, @redleghunter suggested I also do an introduction here.

Hello, I just found this forum and thought it would be beneficial to sign up. I'm a Reformed Presbyterian, son of a current Presbyterian pastor and hoping one day to also become a pastor. I'm theologically a traditionalist (also politically but I don't know if we're supposed to talk about that outside of a political section). I am currently PCUSA, but I am hoping to join either the PCA or the OPC and get ordained in either of those denominations.

Glad I found this website, looks like a wonderful community.

Welcome. I was in a Presbyterian youth group decades ago. I remember we were singing contemporary Christian songs then. Went Christmas caroling with them once.

 

[Reformed Traditionalist]

Good to see you here. I'm curious --why not stay PCUSA? I assume your beliefs differ from theirs, or at least from their focus, and would like to know in what way.

I don't agree with their support for abortion, allowing of gay clergy and gay marriages to be performed, and their allowing of female ministers.

 

[Rescued One]

Welcome.

 

[Steve97]

Welcome to Christian Forums.

I am not a reformed Calvinist.

 

[BBAS 64]

Welcome to CF!

 

[JM]

Nice to meet you.

 

[The Righterzpen]

Welcome to CF. Yes, there are some good threads that pop up on here. Some fluff, bad theology and a fair amount of nonsense!





Welcome aboard!

 

[JesseRaymondBassett]

Welcome to CF!

 

[Mark Quayle]

Repost from the introduction board, @redleghunter suggested I also do an introduction here.

Hello, I just found this forum and thought it would be beneficial to sign up. I'm a Reformed Presbyterian, son of a current Presbyterian pastor and hoping one day to also become a pastor. I'm theologically a traditionalist (also politically but I don't know if we're supposed to talk about that outside of a political section). I am currently PCUSA, but I am hoping to join either the PCA or the OPC and get ordained in either of those denominations.

Glad I found this website, looks like a wonderful community.

Welcome. Curious, but what took you away from PCUSA? How, or why, did you become traditionalist?

 

[Mark Quayle]

I don't agree with their support for abortion, allowing of gay clergy and gay marriages to be performed, and their allowing of female ministers.

So it's not exactly by their liberal use of Biblical doctrine? I guess my question is, does a more substantial view of God's sovereignty and the authority of Scripture not play into it?

 

[Reformed Traditionalist]

So it's not exactly by their liberal use of Biblical doctrine? I guess my question is, does a more substantial view of God's sovereignty and the authority of Scripture not play into it?

I would have to say it does a bit, personally those issues I listed are all the faults I know of but I'm sure there are more. I just want a more traditional (Biblical) church, and the PCUSA is not that.

 

[sunshineforJesus]

Hi and welcome here.

 

[Mark Quayle]

I would have to say it does a bit, personally those issues I listed are all the faults I know of but I'm sure there are more. I just want a more traditional (Biblical) church, and the PCUSA is not that.

You're right about that! The PCUSA is not. Have you studied Reformed Theology much? I fell in love with it when it said what I have learned (through hard experience and much study) much better than I could. Didn't even know I believed Reformed Doctrine till I heard some Reformed teachers and the old folks like John Owen. It's almost like eating food to read his stuff. An example: “He that hath slight thoughts of sin never had great thoughts of God.”

 

[Reformed Traditionalist]

You're right about that! The PCUSA is not. Have you studied Reformed Theology much? I fell in love with it when it said what I have learned (through hard experience and much study) much better than I could. Didn't even know I believed Reformed Doctrine till I heard some Reformed teachers and the old folks like John Owen. It's almost like eating food to read his stuff. An example: “He that hath slight thoughts of sin never had great thoughts of God.”

I have been getting into reformed theology recently. RC Sproul is probably one of my favorites. I tried to dive headfirst and read Calvin's the Institutes but that was to difficult for a younger guy like me, not accustomed to a lot of reading. But, I do have quite the collection of theology books that I do plan on having read someday.