Below, several of the best collections of patristic testimony to presbyterianism are collated. That is why they often react so violently to its clear demands. That is why they are able to be so tolerant of anything and everything else except the call to affirm Biblical standards of discipline in our lives and in our churches. To judge by the paucity of discipline in the modern church, it appears so. Read this succinct essay from George Grant s Arx Axiom Newsletter.
Issues remain, but on the whole it is nice to see people living together in unity.
In the meantime, a future generation is showing itself to be capable, diligent in ecclesiastical matters, energetic, and more theologically attuned than the exigencies of the founding generation permitted. Here is CAPO s annual review of internet growth and potential for ministry. This time, bundled amidst a sea of statistics, is a concrete offer to help. This shot fired across the internet is sure to catch the attention of several church bureaucrats. Within this perennial question, two particular sub-questions have long intrigued and perplexed me.