The Highway Forums General Discussion Theology Discussion Forum The PCA's Leinhart Case - True Colors Sgine Through

I would HIGHLY recommend Paul M. Elliott's book, Christianity and Neo-Liberalism which deals mainly with the OPC but is certainly directly applicable to the PCA, which IMO is further down the road to destruction than the OPC.

The Leithart case isn't paradigmatic of how the PCA has handled such heretics however, because most of those who are teaching and preaching this heresy have never been brought up on charges but have been ignored.

Let's not forget Church history in such matters because it is simply that which has gone on for centuries. Error, both minor and major have been mainly introduced into the Church by its leaders and NOT the laity. It's the Elders/pastors and professors/teachers who have infected the Church and who with few exceptions have been given a free pass to do so. Denominations/churches come and go. It's one thing to read about such tragedies but definitely another to live in the day when such things are happening among us and especially within one's own denomination/church.

This is not to suggest that these things should be ignored. They should be exposed and dealt with expediently. On those rare occasions when a man is charged the process is extremely slow and rarely is the accused disciplined. One of the major hindrances is what I prefer to call "Ecclesiastical Correctness", i.e., there is an unwritten "Fraternity of Elders" which tends to overlook sins of life and doctrine committed by those within the fraternity. There is also academic pride that predominates the Eldership in most churches out of which comes these heretical teachings. Seminaries exacerbate the situation by demanding that a man write his thesis or dissertation on something NEW. And these "new" ideas are often lauded as a good thing. The "old paths" are too often disdained and ridiculed under the guise of scholarship.

Okay enough of the rant...