Its wrong to make that broad of a statement. Most PCA Presbyteries would not ordain or receive any FV pastors. If you remember a few years ago, Steve Wilkins left the PCA in order to keep from being discipline. He took an entire Presbytery with him as that Presbytery was disbanded.
The Pacific NW and the presbytery around St. Louis are two trouble spots.
The statement is intentionally broad because it is based upon FACT. Most presbyteries
may not ordain or receive someone who openly advocates FV, NPP, Shepherdism or any of its variations. But the fact is, there are quite a number of men who preach/teach these heresies who HAVE BEEN ordained in the past and not one has been disciplined. Further, do you really think that these heretics would be so stupid to make known to an examining board that they embrace these errors? I'll give you but one example from my own personal experience to demonstrate how most, if not all of such men operate. When at WTS in the late '70s - early 80's I had a classmate who confessed that he was a Barthian and detested orthodoxy. However, he had kept all this to himself and only confided in me just before final exams. I asked him what he was going to do during the oral exam and he said without hesitation... "I am going to lie. I am going to tell them what they want to hear. It's that simple." I then asked him why he would want to potentially be ordained and pastor a church in the OPC or PCA? His answer was, "Because I will then have the freedom to teach what I
really believe and the people will doubtless believe me because I am a pastor."
The point should be obvious, yes? There are those men who are pastors in the PCA, OPC, EPC, and other alleged "Reformed" denominations who embrace, preach and teach damnable heresy and lesser heresies who are never questioned, never charged and never disciplined. On the very rare occasions when the "Fraternity of Elders" actually question such men, they are given the benefit of the doubt when they deny any allegations that they are teaching error. After all, what do the 'sheep' know? And who would ever take the word of a lowly 'sheep' vs. that of an esteemed PASTOR? <-- rhetorical question!! And in the even more extremely rare cases where a man is charged, and after the years of studies by countless committees, either the man simply leaves the denomination or he is exonerated of any charges. Backroom deals abound in the 'higher up' deliberations. But of course you know that, right? It's all ecclesiastical politics my friend. It's always been that way and I seriously doubt it will ever be any different.
Do yourself a HUGE favor and get a copy of Paul M. Elliot's book,
Christianity and Neo-Liberalism, published by The Trinity Foundation and have your eyes opened wide as to how things are done in the OPC and PCA and what heresies have been given the "Stamp of Approval" by their respective "General Assembly" decisions.
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