Ten Reasons Why the Achtemeier Overture Is Extremist and Invalid

Dr. Robert A.J. Gagnon has completed an analysis of the Achtemeier overture to General Assembly from John Knox Presbytery. Of particular interest to New Wineskins are these two final points regarding Essential Tenets of the Reformed Faith. This series of papers were posted on Presbyweb.com starting on February 26, 2008. For the sake of the Peace, Purity, and Unity of the PCUSA, the adoption of essential tenets is a first step to theological integrity and sanity.

Reasons 9-10

Robert A. J. Gagnon, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of New Testament, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary
gagnon@pts.edu, www.robgagnon.net

Feb. 24, 2008

Author’s note: This is the fifth of five installments addressing ten reasons why the Achtemeier overture is extremist and invalid.

9. The Overture Rationale’s Appeals to Unity as a Basis for Eliminating Identifiable Churchwide Essentials Are Self-Serving, Irrelevant to Constitutional Obligations, and Inaccurate

A ninth problem for the overture’s validity is that its Rationale’s ultimate appeal to unity is unpersuasive and misplaced. The final point of the Achtemeier overture contends that the unity of the PCUSA can be maintained only by adopting its peculiar perspective that there are no identifiable churchwide essentials in the Constitution of the PCUSA or Scripture (point 7; also point 3). Needless to say, such an argument is self-serving: Only by agreeing with the view of Achtemeier et al. that persons should not be refused ordination on the grounds of homosexual practice can the whole church unite. It is also a bit abusive. Unless the “Covenant Network,” “More Light” Presbyterians, and others of that persuasion are allowed to circumvent the clear word of Scripture and the Constitution of the PCUSA they won’t allow the church to have any peace. So, they contend, give us what we want and then we will promote the unity of the church. If they were really in favor of promoting unity, then they would drop their anti-scriptural and unconstitutional agenda.
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