Kevin DeYoung is someone that you would do well to read. He is one of the sharpest, smartest, and most articulate voices in the Church today. He is a pastor and an author. Matt Chandler also said of him at April 2011's Gospel Coalition Conference in Chicago, "You are perhaps the smartest person in the world. I am too dumb to talk to you."
DeYoung is a pastor in the Reformed Church in America (RCA). The denomination that I belong to, the Christian Reformed Church (CRC), split from the RCA in 1857. Yet, in the words of the RCA's website, "The Christian Reformed Church and the Reformed Church in America can be considered as either close cousins or separated siblings, having once been one denomination (the Dutch Reformed Church)". Close ties remain between the CRC and RCA and, as such, what occurs in one denomination has consequence for the other (for instance, RCA's adoption of the Belhar Confession).
Therefore, it is of great importance that members of the CRC pay close attention to how the RCA is addressing the issue of homosexuality. While the CRC struggles to find the voice of biblical faithfulness and courage, CRC members (and the Church of Jesus Christ as a whole) would be foolish to turn a blind-eye to the response that will come-- either by action or non-action-- in the RCA.
I strongly encourage you to read the week-long series that Kevin DeYoung will be posting on his blog concerning the RCA and Homosexuality.
Monday- A Series on the RCA and HomosexualityMost importantly, be in prayer for the RCA and CRC. Pray that they may be given wisdom, love, and courage in its address of homosexuality.
Tuesday – Homosexuality and the RCA: A Call for Action, Consistency, and Faithfulness (Part 1)
Wednesday – Homosexuality and the RCA: A Call for Action, Consistency, and Faithfulness (Part 2)
Thursday – An Overture Regarding Homosexuality and the RCA
Friday – Does the Heidelberg Catechism Have Anything to Say About Homosexuality?
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