Get This Book – A Must Read
The Banner of Truth has kindly
made available a number of chapters from the forthcoming book, “A Sad Departure
– Why We Could Not Stay in the Church of Scotland” by David J Randall.
The foreword by Sinclair Ferguson and introduction are
available on the USA site:
The Appendix containing the
stories of ministers and churches is available on the UK site:
I will do a full review when the book
is published, but the appendix is explosive! This collection of testimonies shows in many cases the duplicity of a denomination which is more
concerned at preserving property and raiding funds than in maintain a biblical
witness or supporting biblical morality.
Various testimonies are given of the underhand conduct and lack of
integrity in the denomination. More
disturbingly, the testimonies are a record of a spineless and prevaricating
response by many professed evangelicals who prioritise their own security and
comfort and the maintenance of denominational loyalty over obedience to
Scripture.
These testimonies span a rich
variety of ministerial statuses, from newly ordained preachers to retired pastors,
from those who laboured for years in the hope of reformation to those who
realised almost immediately after their ordination that biblical change would not
be forthcoming. Some were firm denominational loyalists who saw that ultimately they were being played and
that the reward for loyalty was betrayal. For all there was great cost and
sacrifice involved; none say they regret the decision they have made.
It is possible that every
testimony in this book is untrue, that a diverse collection of men and churches
simply made up a record of denominational unfaithfulness to Scripture, avarice and dishonesty – but is that
likely? More likely is that the common
tale comes from a common experience of the Machiavellian manipulation of a
denomination that has abandoned Scripture and wishes to crush those who dissent
and leave.
I look forward to reading the
full book with its historical account and exegetical defence – but sadly doubt that those who should be, will be persuaded. “None so deaf as those that will not hear.
None so blind as those that will not see.“ Matthew Henry
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