. Historically the Reformed faith has held that the Bible is our only standard for faith and practice. Van Harn takes a different approach: “Creation and the Word work together. The report chooses one over the other.” Which will we choose? Rev. Kelderman seems to be advocating that our synod should not determine which acts […]
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Subtitle: Highlighting the fallacy of the HSR attributing intersex and transgender to be a result of the fall rather than creational diversity. By Dr. Loren Haarsma . Statement Against Heterosexual Marriages Only Statement Intersex is a person who is neither male nor female while transgender is someone who is not their biological gender. The Human […]
by Rev. Paul Verhoef Why 31 overtures are against full adoption of the CRC’s Human Sexuality Report. Statements Against Heterosexual Marriages Only . Statement What the 31 are not asking for, “. . . – unity without uniformity, diversity without fragmentation. In short, unity in our diversity.” . Excluded Voices The requirement that all committee […]
by Rev. Leonard Vander Zee Statements Against Heterosexual Marriages Only Statement Lamenting Synod’s “dishonorable” power move of stacking the committee with only those who agree with the 1973 synodical report. At the Synod of 2016 Vander Zee was the interim editor of the Banner. He acknowledged the traditional position of 1973 and the new ways […]
Human Sexuality Is A Powerful Force One can see many examples from human history of the driving force of sex. Consider, for example Judah and Tamar, King David (a man after God’s own heart) and Bathsheba, Antony and Cleopatra, Romeo and Juliet, there are many, many examples of how human sexuality has had major impact […]
. by Dr. Thomas Hoeksema Statements Against Heterosexual Marriages Only Statement The HSR disregards God’s boundless love and disrespects reformed theologians who hold a different interpretation of Scripture. Dr. Hoeksema is a retired professor of special education. He is on the board of All One Body. God’s boundless love is key. He says he doesn’t […]
. by Dr. Karl Van Harn Statements Against Heterosexual Marriages Only Statement Dr. Van Harn grieves the lack of compassionate understanding in the HSR. He says we may not put limits on God’s mercy which is deep and wide. He was hoping the report would be unifying. The committee had an impossible task. The foundation […]
. CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS Level 4 STATEMENT AGAINST HETEROSEXUAL MARRIAGES ONLY STATEMENT The statement can be found at All One Body Counters the Human Sexuality Report. . RESPONSE The following is an overview of ten videos in the category entitled “Biblical-Theological Concerns” that All One Body has produced in response to the Human Sexuality Report.1 Each […]
by Dr. Art Jongsma Statements Against Heterosexual Marriages Only Statement The eight objections to the Human Sexuality Report are: The travesty of the HSR began with the unprecedented limiting of committee membership, with no members who agreed with the scientific reports accepting orientation or inclusive interpretations. This is dishonorable. Genesis is not the foundation for […]
by Dr. Art Jongsma Statement Against Heterosexual Marriages Only Statement Dr. Jongsma gives the main focus of his video in the opening statement, “Does a traditional interpretation of Romans 1 stand up to Reformed Hermeneutics and God’s character?” “These passages must be brought into line with the redemptive nature of God’s Word.” In keeping with […]