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USER COMMENTS BY “ REV. STEPHEN HAMILTON ” |
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 11/8/2020 4:34 PM |
| Rev. Stephen Hamilton | | Walnutport, Pennsylvania | |  |  | |  |
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“ What a blessing ”
We were touched and blessed by this service in memory of our dear brother Mr Cairns. The words from Revs Park, Barnes, and Douglas were very appropriate and stuck just the right note at such a time. Rev Greer's message on Stephen was a word in season,and turned our minds to glory, where the Lord's servant now dwells. The ministry of Alan Cairns continues through his many recorded sermons, books and pamphlets. Those of us who were his colleagues in ministry will continue to be inspired by his Christ-centred preaching, and his power in prayer. May we endeavour to make much of the Blood in our preaching as he did. "Live so as to be missed" was a quote from a man of God referenced by Dr Barnes. Dr Alan Cairns will surely be missed by the entire Free Church, and the wider Body of Christ. His work is done. Ours is yet to be completed. May we all work for the night is coming when man's work is o'er. We pray for Mrs Cairns, Frank and his family, and all who knew and loved the Lord's servant - Revelation 14:13 |
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 4/22/11 3:26 PM |
| Rev. Stephen Hamilton | | Allentown, Pennsylvania | | | | |  | | |
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Our Nebraskan friend just has to keep riding his favorite hobby-horse! Des he live on here  ? His little anti-KJV crusade is tiresome. However, despite his repeated (ad nauseum) attempts to discredit the Authorised Version, it still stands as a superior (though imperfect) translation of God's Holy Word. No matter that many seek to tar all KJV-supporters with the same brush ("foul-mouthed"??? fanatics) many of God's people continue to be blessed both by its reading and preaching. Yes there are some whose rhetoric on the matter is foolish and even childish, but that is also true of those who promote inferior translations. I would heartily commend some other reading on this subject, such as the excellent articles on the Trinitarian Bible Society web-site. The sermons on this site by speakers at TBS meetings are also recommended. |
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| 2/4/08 4:29 PM |
| Rev. Stephen Hamilton | | Allentown, Pennsylvania | | | | | | | |
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Neil wrote:
Stephen, I find it ironic that many anti-creedal Baptists write pretrib premill into their "statements of faith," while denouncing Reformed confessionalism, which is mostly light on eschatology (besides pope-as-antichrist). Because I take subscriptionism seriously, I cannot join such, even those who otherwise have sound doctrine. Confessional churches are not immune from apostasy - obviously - however they are not nearly so prone to departure from truth as those churches without such subscription. At least men who subscribe something can be held to account. |
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| 2/4/08 2:58 PM |
| Rev. Stephen Hamilton | | Allentown, Pennsylvania | | | | | | | |
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john joseph brown wrote:
Rev Hamilton, the fp church subscribes to the WCF true ,but do all the fp ministers believe that the Pope is thee Antichrist? Good question, John - and I know why you are asking it! Every FP minister swears to uphold the WM Confession. Every minister certainly believes Romanism is Anti-christian, and that every Pope is anti-christ. The wording of the WCF speaks of the Pope as Anti-christ "in the church". Some believe in a future, final Anti-christ (THE Anti-christ), while others believe the dynasty of Popes is THE Anti-christ. Presbyterians historically have allowed for this difference - e.g. several prominent Free Church of Scotland ministers held to a future Antichrist, while believing that Rome was anti-christian. Among those were the Bonars and R. M. McCheyne. Few would doubt their orthodoxy, even those (like me)who disagree with their prophetic outlook. The main point is that the FPC is opposed to Romanism and Popery - may it ever be so. |
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| 1/21/08 10:49 AM |
| Rev. Stephen Hamilton | | Allentown, Pennsylvania | | | | | | | |
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us observer wrote:
"Rev Johnston . . . vowed to uphold the traditions of Free Presbyterianism." I don't personally know the Rev. Johnston, but I am disappointed that the take of the belfast telegraph is this. Shouldn't an outsider or a member of the media have come away thinking that he had vowed to uphold the Bible, and not the traditions of anyone or any group? How is the world supposed to think of your denomination as any different from Rome when it is reported that your moderator swears to uphold traditions? The media did not give the full text of Presbytery's statement. The word "traditions", if it was used, was being employed in the Biblical (not R.C.)sense. The Apostle Paul used that very word to the Thessalonians, when he urged them to "hold fast the traditions". The FPC does have a "traditional" stance on many issues in the province of Ulster - these "traditions" of Free Presbyterianism include a strong stand upon the inerrancy of Scripture,with a particular defense of the traditional Bible Version of the Church (KJV), an emphasis on prayer, protest against apostasy and ecumenism, and vigorous evangelistic effort. Having studied alongside Rev. Johnstone, I expect him to uphold the Biblical "traditions" of Free Presbyterianism. |
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| 7/17/07 11:54 AM |
| Rev. Stephen Hamilton | | Allentown, Pennsylvania | | | | | |
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I must comment on a couple of recent contributions here. First,to my friend in Canada: I am NOT an American citizen, but a British citizen from N. Ireland. Furthermore, unlike him I know all about the internal workings of the Presbytery on both sides of the Atlantic first-hand. To 33k I note your gentle(?) chiding of me with regard to men not commenting at this stage. This has nothing to do with the "5th amendment" or ungodly silence. There are ways of dealing with matters that affect churches,internal matters, and many choose not to do that on web-sites and blogs which often generate more heat than light. Believe me, this saga is not over by a long chalk. There are things taking place, efforts being made, which I am not going to discuss in a public forum like this thread at this time. My prayer is that God will preserve that part of the Separated witness represented by the Free Church in Ulster, and that dirty politics will not destroy its testimony for Christ. |
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