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31 Cards in this Set
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When was the Auburn Affirmation?
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1924
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What was the Auburn Affirmation intended to do?
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Issued by a group of Presbyterians meeting in Auburn, New York this was designed to safeguard the unity and liberty of the Presbyterian Church by displaying tolerance.
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What did the Auburn Affirmation actually do?
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became a battle line between liberals and conservatives
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What did the Auburn Affirmation say?
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The Affirmation denied the need of ordained Ministers to commit to the five essentials
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What were the five essentials before the Auburn Affirmation?
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1. Inspiration and inerrancy of Scripture;
2. The virgin birth; 3. Substitutionary atonement 4. Christ real and historical resurrection and 5. Jesus working of miracles |
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How many ministers signed the Auburn Affirmation?
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150
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Where did the liberal thinking that got into the Presbyterian church come from?
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German higher criticism
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What did the liberals in the early 20th century Presbyterian church call themselves?
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modernists, I think
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What role did "Old Princeton" play in the modern vs. conservative fight in the PCUSA in the early 20th century?
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it was the last bastion of Calvinist orthodoxy and intellectual defense of the Christian faith
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What happened at Princeton that was the last straw for the conservatives?
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the PCUSA General Assembly restructured her board
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How did the conservative faculty respond?
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They left Princeton and formed Westminster Theological Seminary
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What was the date Westminster was formed?
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1929
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What was the last straw for the liberals in the PCUSA?
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When Machen and others established the Independent Board for Presbyterian Foreign Missions
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What role did Machen play?
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He was a NT Scholar at Princeton who led the way to form Westminster and the OPC
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Why did Machen and others establish the Independent Board for Presbyterian Foreign Missions?
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They objected to their tithes towards missions going to non-Christian pluralistic missions work
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What did the PCUSA do in response to the establishment of the Independent Board for Presbyterian Foreign Missions?
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they defrocked Machen and his followers
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What did Machen and his followers do after defrocking?
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They established the OPC
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When was the OPC established?
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1936
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Who had been with Machen and his fellow Old School Calvinists?
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conservative dispensationalists
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Who was Carl McIntire?
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the leader of the dispensationalists
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What did the dispensationalists do?
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formed the Bible Presbyterian Church
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What was the OPC originally called?
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the PCA
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What year was the PCA formed?
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1973
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What is the significance of Briarwood for the PCA?
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location of the first GA
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What were some of the attempts at conservatism by groups in the PCUSA?
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-Concerned Presbyterians
-Presbyterian Churchmen United -the Presbyterian Evangelsitic Fellowship -Reformed Theological Seminary |
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What form did the rampant liberalism in the PCUSA take?
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Barthianism
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Which two denominations were asked to join the PCA at its conception?
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OPC
RPC, ES |
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What denomination joined the PCA, and when?
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RPC, ES
1982 |
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What was significant about the RPC, ES joining?
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They brought with them Covenant Seminary and Covenant College.
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Where had the RPC, ES come from?
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From the group that split away from McIntire's Bible Presbyterian group
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What did McIntire want that caused the split?
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no denominational control of mission boards and seminaries
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