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don;t worry.... . my name is not up for consideration anywhere.. .... besides... i would have to hide a lot more than my belief in free will to get picked for the pulpit in a church either one of us would feel comfortable going to.....It goes both ways. A "Free Willy" should not be misrepresenting himself in order to candidate for a pastoral position in a reformed congregation either.
and what do calvinists call it when adherence to an extra-biblical set of writings occurs in any other religion or sect?.... .. but from what i have seen when calvinists write or speak about the westminster confessions it looks to me like they do consider it on the same level as scripture..... and no amount of double speak or shifting definitions in their explanations convinces me otherwise.....Churches that have adopted the Westminster Confession of Faith typically expect strict adherence from all elders and pastors. The WCF is not on the same level as scripture but they believe that the WCF is a faithful expression of what the scriptures have to say regarding theological and ecclesiastical matters. If there are any points to which one does not agree, such is documented along with a careful and thorough articulation pertaining to where they disagree. From there, the congregation can make a determine whether such an exception is tolerable and apt to be overlooked. I am not privy to this process but it seems much like what I did in the engineering world where I would review engineering specifications in order to prepare a technical proposal.
but it;s very unlikely that church members like me would be selected to serve on a pulpit committee anyway.... . so what i thought of a pastoral candidate wouldn;t weight much in the selection process... .... the most effective vote i would have would be a vote of the feet if someone i could not in good conscience sit under was given the pulpit or other high leadership position.... and that vote would be exiting the church never to return....