Comments for Stafford Carson : Presbyterian Pastor http://www.staffordcarson.com Passion for Christ, Compassion for People Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:02:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 Comment on The Prime Minister’s Pledge by Gwen Smyth http://www.staffordcarson.com/2010/07/the-prime-ministers-pledge/comment-page-1/#comment-655 Gwen Smyth Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:50:22 +0000 http://www.staffordcarson.com/?p=1839#comment-655 Thank you for the foundation that you laid as moderator in championing the cause of PMS savers. More thanks are due to you for continuing with this work even though you have completed your year of office. It would have been so easy to have moved the 'hot potato' to someone else but you did not take that easy option. Continue to press forward to the goal. You are in my thoughts and prayers. Thank you for the foundation that you laid as moderator in championing the cause of PMS savers. More thanks are due to you for continuing with this work even though you have completed your year of office. It would have been so easy to have moved the ‘hot potato’ to someone else but you did not take that easy option. Continue to press forward to the goal. You are in my thoughts and prayers.

]]> Comment on What’s wrong with Women Bishops? by Annelize http://www.staffordcarson.com/2010/07/whats-wrong-with-women-bishops/comment-page-1/#comment-654 Annelize Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:23:14 +0000 http://www.staffordcarson.com/?p=1794#comment-654 <a href="#comment-646" rel="nofollow">@Dave </a> Dear Dave You are right; we are all imperfect followers of Jesus. Christ came for sinners after all! (1 Tim 1) However, as his followers He has called us to be holy, different from the world even when culture and worldly pressure demands otherwise. We are to be salt and light. Something we will never achieve through our own strength and need the help of the Holy Spirit and guidance in his Word. You said in your previous post that: “We believe Jesus has called us to this life and at the end of the day we will answer to Him and Him alone.” I don't know your family or your circumstances, but what I do know is that Jesus will never call his followers to a life of sin. We as Christians have to hold God's word as the final authority over our lives and He will never contradict himself. In obeying God's word, we do not become Pharisees, because we believe in a gospel of grace. It is through obedience that we show we love Him and have assurance that we are in Him. (1 John 1 / 1 John 2:3-6 / John 14:15) It is certainly not a “biblical” requirement to command your wife to the kitchen. If you have some time, read the following blog which is a great biblical explanation of the roles of men and women both as equal servants of our Lord. http://theurbanpastor.wordpress.com/2010/07/09/whats-wrong-with-women-bishops/ Yours in Him Annelize @Dave

Dear Dave

You are right; we are all imperfect followers of Jesus. Christ came for sinners after all! (1 Tim 1)

However, as his followers He has called us to be holy, different from the world even when culture and worldly pressure demands otherwise. We are to be salt and light. Something we will never achieve through our own strength and need the help of the Holy Spirit and guidance in his Word.

You said in your previous post that:
“We believe Jesus has called us to this life and at the end of the day we will answer to Him and Him alone.”

I don’t know your family or your circumstances, but what I do know is that Jesus will never call his followers to a life of sin. We as Christians have to hold God’s word as the final authority over our lives and He will never contradict himself. In obeying God’s word, we do not become Pharisees, because we believe in a gospel of grace. It is through obedience that we show we love Him and have assurance that we are in Him. (1 John 1 / 1 John 2:3-6 / John 14:15)

It is certainly not a “biblical” requirement to command your wife to the kitchen. If you have some time, read the following blog which is a great biblical explanation of the roles of men and women both as equal servants of our Lord.
http://theurbanpastor.wordpress.com/2010/07/09/whats-wrong-with-women-bishops/

Yours in Him
Annelize

]]> Comment on The Prime Minister’s Pledge by Rodney Magowan http://www.staffordcarson.com/2010/07/the-prime-ministers-pledge/comment-page-1/#comment-653 Rodney Magowan Wed, 28 Jul 2010 07:46:00 +0000 http://www.staffordcarson.com/?p=1839#comment-653 Thanks for all your efforts on behalf of PMS savers. Thanks for all your efforts on behalf of PMS savers.

]]> Comment on The Prime Minister’s Pledge by Chris http://www.staffordcarson.com/2010/07/the-prime-ministers-pledge/comment-page-1/#comment-652 Chris Tue, 27 Jul 2010 22:39:43 +0000 http://www.staffordcarson.com/?p=1839#comment-652 This is all fine and dandy but we are getting fed up with the same old rhetoric. Every day that goes past the administrator is devouring our savings for himself and we don't see one penny. What frustrates me is that the directors and secretary of PMS have not been held to account for their mismanagement in any way. This is beyond belief! They were not qualified to make the deals they did and now those that received the huge reported loans do not and will not pay them back. It is ridiculous! This is all fine and dandy but we are getting fed up with the same old rhetoric. Every day that goes past the administrator is devouring our savings for himself and we don’t see one penny. What frustrates me is that the directors and secretary of PMS have not been held to account for their mismanagement in any way. This is beyond belief! They were not qualified to make the deals they did and now those that received the huge reported loans do not and will not pay them back. It is ridiculous!

]]> Comment on Why a Confession of Faith? by Thomas Buchanan http://www.staffordcarson.com/2010/07/why-a-confession-of-faith/comment-page-1/#comment-651 Thomas Buchanan Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:28:36 +0000 http://www.staffordcarson.com/?p=1830#comment-651 Good article indeed. Yes, the church needs more confessional conservatives today. It is sad that today within all the Presbyterian denominations both in Northern Ireland and America, that the confessional body of the church is in the minority. I think we need more men like Machen or Henry Cooke today. For a good example on how the forsaking of confessional standards can effect presbyterianism I would recommend 'Seeking a Better Country' (300 years of American presbyterianism), excellent read. SDG Good article indeed. Yes, the church needs more confessional conservatives today. It is sad that today within all the Presbyterian denominations both in Northern Ireland and America, that the confessional body of the church is in the minority. I think we need more men like Machen or Henry Cooke today. For a good example on how the forsaking of confessional standards can effect presbyterianism I would recommend ‘Seeking a Better Country’ (300 years of American presbyterianism), excellent read.

SDG

]]> Comment on PMS update by Isobel Mc Ferran http://www.staffordcarson.com/2010/07/pms-update-3/comment-page-1/#comment-650 Isobel Mc Ferran Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:21:31 +0000 http://www.staffordcarson.com/?p=1834#comment-650 WE are running around in circles but going no where . It would appear that sadly we have to treat this money as lost. Presbyterianism has let us down. WE did not squander our money. WE might as well have as those we entrusted it to did. It is time that those who lent this money were brought to account. This appears to be secret.I do know that many Presbyterian ministers lost their retirement lump sums by investing where they thought it was safe.I am not talking about a little money but on Behalf of the Following. 1. SElf - £13640 2/FAther in law - £19,000 aged almost 93 and pretty infirm 3/ Friend - £5000 - Looking after a mother of 90 4/ Grandson - £3000 Had to get through university without this which was saved for this purpose 5/ Grand-daughter £3000 - One year completed at University-This would have been useful Total £43,640. Yet we have the sad situation of ministers still holding on to their present pension scheme which the churches cannot afford to fund.If this is christianity where do we go to now. A disappointed Presbyterian. Isobel Mc Ferran WE are running around in circles but going no where . It would appear that sadly we have to treat this money as lost. Presbyterianism has let us down. WE did not squander our money. WE might as well have as those we entrusted it to did. It is time that those who lent this money were brought to account. This appears to be secret.I do know that many Presbyterian ministers lost their retirement lump sums by investing where they thought it was safe.I am not talking about a little money but on Behalf of the Following.
1. SElf - £13640
2/FAther in law - £19,000 aged almost 93 and pretty infirm
3/ Friend - £5000 - Looking after a mother of 90
4/ Grandson - £3000 Had to get through university without this which was saved for this purpose
5/ Grand-daughter £3000 - One year completed at University-This would have been useful
Total £43,640.
Yet we have the sad situation of ministers still holding on to their present pension scheme which the churches cannot afford to fund.If this is christianity where do we go to now.
A disappointed Presbyterian.
Isobel Mc Ferran

]]> Comment on PMS update by A friend http://www.staffordcarson.com/2010/07/pms-update-3/comment-page-1/#comment-648 A friend Thu, 22 Jul 2010 10:33:25 +0000 http://www.staffordcarson.com/?p=1834#comment-648 All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others;- http://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/800m-for-Icesave-39sets-PMS.6042547.jp All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others;-

http://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/800m-for-Icesave-39sets-PMS.6042547.jp

]]> Comment on Why a Confession of Faith? by ultonian http://www.staffordcarson.com/2010/07/why-a-confession-of-faith/comment-page-1/#comment-647 ultonian Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:53:16 +0000 http://www.staffordcarson.com/?p=1830#comment-647 Thanks for this, as one who strongly supports the use of the Westminster Confession, as subordinate standards, it concerns me that many of our elders and clearly some of our ministers subscribe to the Westminster Confession as the confession of their faith virtually with thier fingers crossed! Either through lack of knowledge or committment to the Confession some seem to take this part of ordination very lightly I think this book would be a very interesting read. Thanks for this, as one who strongly supports the use of the Westminster Confession, as subordinate standards, it concerns me that many of our elders and clearly some of our ministers subscribe to the Westminster Confession as the confession of their faith virtually with thier fingers crossed! Either through lack of knowledge or committment to the Confession some seem to take this part of ordination very lightly

I think this book would be a very interesting read.

]]> Comment on What’s wrong with Women Bishops? by Dave http://www.staffordcarson.com/2010/07/whats-wrong-with-women-bishops/comment-page-1/#comment-646 Dave Thu, 22 Jul 2010 02:12:35 +0000 http://www.staffordcarson.com/?p=1794#comment-646 Like I mentioned before, this is not a theorectical position about whether a woman should be a pastor, this is my wife whom I love. So firstly as an imperfect follower of Jesus and secondly as an imperfect husband all I can say is that we have prayed,listened to Scipture and thought about this as husband and wife. We believe Jesus has called us to this life and at the end of the day we will answer to Him, and Him alone. I don't want to be rude, but I feel there is no point in us debating this, (two strangers as we are) in a depersonalised medium such as the comment section of a blog. Like I mentioned before, this is not a theorectical position about whether a woman should be a pastor, this is my wife whom I love.

So firstly as an imperfect follower of Jesus and secondly as an imperfect husband all I can say is that we have prayed,listened to Scipture and thought about this as husband and wife.
We believe Jesus has called us to this life and at the end of the day we will answer to Him, and Him alone.

I don’t want to be rude, but I feel there is no point in us debating this, (two strangers as we are) in a depersonalised medium such as the comment section of a blog.

]]> Comment on Why a Confession of Faith? by P. F. Pugh http://www.staffordcarson.com/2010/07/why-a-confession-of-faith/comment-page-1/#comment-645 P. F. Pugh Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:07:57 +0000 http://www.staffordcarson.com/?p=1830#comment-645 Thank you very much for this. The church badly needs to recover its confession, however much it may conflict with the world's teaching. Thank you very much for this. The church badly needs to recover its confession, however much it may conflict with the world’s teaching.

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