PCRBC Constitution
"...great discretion is required, and therefore, the elders are not obliged to divulge to the members every detail but are to be trusted with the government of the church."
1689 Confession
God alone is Lord of the conscience, and hath left it free from the doctrines and commandments of men which are in any thing contrary to his word, or not contained in it. So that to believe such doctrines, or obey such commands out of conscience, is to betray true liberty of conscience; and the requiring of an implicit faith, an absolute and blind obedience, is to destroy liberty of conscience and reason also.
(James 4:12; Romans 14:4; Acts 4:19, 29; 1 Corinthians 7:23; Matthew 15:9; Colossians 2:20, 22, 23; 1 Corinthians 3:5; 2 Corinthians 1:24)
"Trust your leaders" ends when implicit faith, an absolute and blind obedience is encouraged and/or demanded when the evidence to do so points to the contrary.
No comments:
Post a Comment