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On Motion: Attendance at Sunday Evening Worship...

...is not a barrier to officer  training     Explanation     Officer candidates shall be taught to become confident in the Biblical warrant of holy rest on the Lord's Day, so that they may be equipped to lead others into this rest also, with a clear conscience and sincere faith; however, it shall not be required of the men seeking to be taught what is required of leaders in an Orthodox Presbyterian Church to hold these convictions as a prerequisite. The Fourth Commandment is a wall of defense for Christians: whomever is conformed to its pattern, the world is hindered against pressing into its mold. Remembering Christ throughout the entire Sabbath day, the first day of the week, which God gave to Christians for rest from all their work and recreation by raising Christ from the dead, pouring out his Spirit upon them, and calling them...
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A declaration of boundaries: segregationism

What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will live with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.” Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you, (1 Cor 6:16-17). Dear brothers in Christ,  Grace and Peace to you in our Lord and Savior.  Thank you for taking the time to meet with us, to give us the opportunity to speak to you more closely about the controversies that have arisen around certain divisive doctrines.   The purpose of our meeting first of all, was to apologize to you for our failure to apply this scrutiny earlier, when you were examined for admission into membership with us on the basis of a credible profession of faith.  We owe the same apology to others, who on different occasions were not examined, or helped to better understand the terms of our...
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A CONCISE STATEMENT OF BELIEF REGARDING RACE

  As complications arising from issues of ethnic identity, or ancestry, language, culture and nationality are encountered more and more in our churches, the oversight committee appointed by the Presbytery of the Northwest to serve as the interim elders for the OPC mission to Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, have determined to publish the following statement, which has been adopted as a guide in these matters, for the instruction of current and prospective members. In addition, the elders recommend for study, the Forty-first General Assembly of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church (1974) statement on Race, https://www.opc.org/GA/race.html God made all people from one man; they are ontological equals before God both in creation and redemption. Regardless of parentage, religion, accomplishments, or wrongdoing, all people are made in the image of God. No one can worship God in truth while regarding another human being as a lesser creature than himself. Every human being, regardless ...
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