"I just don't think this debate is taking place in the fellowship hall after worship on Sunday."

Again, this is where the problem lies. This should be a matter of discussion and alarm in the fellowship hall on Sunday! It is not only a matter of malcontents in the church stirring up trouble. It is the matter of the subtle bringing in of these errant views and a laity that is ill-equipped to identify it and what is wrong with it!

If the laity 1)really had a firm grasp of sound doctrine in the first place and 2) had a firm grasp of what is being taught in these circles and 3)had pastors and elders in the local churches who cared more about Biblical truth than appearing to be "open-minded" or "on the cutting edge" there would be no need for a new denomination or an overture to the General Assembly.

If this had been dealt with in the sessions of individual churches, I don't think we'd be where we are today. . .

Trust the past to God's mercy, the present to God's love and the future to God's providence." - St. Augustine
Hiraeth