From: bivalve (bivalve@mail.davidson.alumlink.com)
Date: Mon Sep 02 2002 - 16:25:55 EDT
>Speaking only of Warfield, there is an excellent book just out on
>his writings about science, religion, evolution, etc. Warfield
>accepted evolution without question and was, by any measure I can
>think of a deeply devout committed faithful Christian. I read the
>book last year; I seem to recall that he did hold to scriptural
>inerrancy.
>I would be interested to understand the reasons why anyone would
>consider him a "heretic of the first order."<
Anyone who holds that belief in YEC is an essential part of the
gospel (a very serious error in light of Galatians 1) would therefore
label Warfield a heretic. Sort of like the time I pointed out to
someone that The Fundamentals rejects YEC and he said he heard there
were some liberals involved in its production.
As to the PCA, I have had a varied experience. There are some ardent
advocates of YEC, many who are sympathetic to YEC but recognize it as
a matter of secondary importance, and many who rate it a lot lower
than secondary. On the other hand, a fair portion of my PCA
experience has been in college towns, which probably does not
represent a random sample. My latest posting to the PCA News website
relating to the issue has generated about a half-dozen replies, none
from a militantly YEC viewpoint. On the other hand, my previous
exchange on the site was with a combattively YEC individual, and
anyone accepting his accusations might not think me worth replying
to. I have occasionally heard sermons touching on the topic where I
would have misgivings. At least many presbyteries do have some
individuals opposed to ordination of those with old-earth views, but
they do not always command a majority. For my own ordination as a
deacon, the view of our session was that the Westminst!
er standards basically paraphrase Genesis, so if you are satisfied
that your views are compatible with Genesis, that's fine.
Dr. David Campbell
Old Seashells
University of Alabama
Biodiversity & Systematics
Dept. Biological Sciences
Box 870345
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 USA
bivalve@mail.davidson.alumlink.com
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Periwinkle of the Mystic Order of Whelks-P.G. Wodehouse, Romance at
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