A few quick thoughts following a first read:
(1) The committee did a very good job of addressing the wide range of topics they were assigned.
(2) There's a good balance of theological depth as well as apologetic and pastoral awareness.
(1) The committee did a very good job of addressing the wide range of topics they were assigned.
(2) There's a good balance of theological depth as well as apologetic and pastoral awareness.
(3) In a manner not reflected in some other statements on this topic, the PCA report offers a more complete description of marriage and sex.
(4) Also in a manner not reflected in some other statements on this topic, the PCA report more adequately expresses the implications of Reformed teaching on sanctification for a wide range of issues related to human sexuality.
(5) Though it doesn't make the point explicitly, the report shows how a Reformed doctrine of indwelling sin & sanctification may appropriate Augustine's positive insight re the relationship between concupiscence and consent, while rejecting Rome's understanding of concupiscence.
I may have more thoughts in the future. But my immediate response is very positive. We are in debt to the committee for their solid theological, apologetic, and pastoral guidance here. Well done, fathers and brothers.
