The Highway Forums General Discussion Open Forum Glad News for Congregationalists (and friends)

John,

Why not download and install: Refcon3. It's been available on The Highway as a free download for years. <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

Congregationalism as was true for ALL the denominations which emerged from the Protestant Reformation were "Calvinist" in doctrine. All one need do is read their respective Confessions to see this; e.g., in Schaff's Creeds of Christendom, volume III. It wasn't until many years later that Congregationalism fell to semi-Pelagianism/Arminianism/Liberalism. But it's roots, as can be seen from the Savoy Declaration, were decidedly planted in biblical Calvinism. John Owen was one of the main leaders and later Jonathan Edwards which should give you a good idea of what Congregationalism once was.

That the CCCC has taken this step is a major change in policy. When I was a minister in the CCCC, Calvinists were "tolerated" but not well received. Ironically, when I was charged with impropriety by a couple of local CCCC pastors, at the hearing, part of my defense was the setting forth the "Savoy Declaration of the Congregational Churches" to which I was a faithful teacher. And much to the chagrin of my accusers, I was found to be totally innocent of all charges mainly because my theology was historically rooted in the official and founding confession of Congregationalism. <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/evilgrin.gif" alt="" />

In His grace,