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Why a Two Synod Denomination?
The PCUSA and its predecessors, the UPUSA and PCUS, have,
for many decades, consisted of two theological schools, the Progressives, and the Evangelicals. The Progressives adhere to
the Auburn Confession and the Confession of 1967, from the prior UPUSA denomination, and have focused on political
action and social causes. The Evangelicals have adhered to traditional, reformed, orthodox theological standards
and confessions, based on the original texts and letters that constitute the New Testament Canon and the Old Testament Canon. The
Evangelicals closely follow Biblical standards, as set forth in the Apostles Creed, the Nicene Creed, and to
a degree the Westminster Confession of Faith. The Evangelicals also feel that the propagation of the
Good News of what Christ Jesus has accomplished for us on the Cross, (e.g. uniting individuals in a real
and personal faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, by His substitutionary death, on the cross, in our place), is
primary.
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The need for Spiritual Integrity:
The original passage of the PUP report and reinterpretation
of the Trinity, placed both of the theological schools on a collision course, (with each of the two theological school's
interpretation of the scriptures, and their spiritual integrity, being directly challenged). The
Evangelicals felt that the re-interpretation of basic Christian Doctrines such as the Trinity, the singularity of
Jesus Christ as the only way to reconcile and begin a relationship with God the Father, and departures from scriptural views
of human sexuality, amounted to an assault on Biblical Authority. Each camp feels the need to protect
their Spiritual Integrity, in these matters, in order to fully serve the Lord Jesus Christ, in their various ministries.
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