"WHEREAS, There is a growing tendency in Protestant Churches, and to some extent in our own, to observe days and ceremonies, as Christmas and Easter, that are without divine authority; we urge our people to abstain from all such customs as are popish in their origin and injurious as lending sacredness to rites that come from paganism; that ministers keep before the minds of the people that only institutions that are Scriptural and of Divine appointment should be used in the worship of God." RPCNA, Minutes of Synod 1905
"The religious observance of Christmas , Easter or of Lenten fasts and self-denials has always been discountenanced by our church as mere superstitious customs and without divine sanction. We recognize peculiar temptations to forget this under the influence of present day observances. And, therefore, would urge our ministers and members to avoid all such observances as might compromise our position or influence others to attach any such superstitious regard for these." RPCNA, Minutes of Synod 1925
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Andrew Barnes grew up in Northwest Illinois on a grain and beef farm. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Trinity International University. Following this, he earned his Master of Divinity degree from Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson, MS. Ordained in 2008, Andrew...