Our Compromise in the Face of Covid-19: An open letter to the Church
Dear brothers and sisters, greetings in the name of King Jesus. I am writing to you (as I have written to my own Session) because I believe that we - the Church in North America - have let the Lord down. Like Peter we have made big promises, but in a moment of trial we have in this way denied Him. We have compromised and we have sinned. I don't say that lightly. Many better men than me hold an entirely different position. Still, I believe our decision to submit to the government is wrong. I believe it’s seriously wrong. I believe one day we will look back on this with sorrow at how easily we gave in to the pressures of government and society. I know it’s well intended but still wrong. As you know churches almost everywhere (including our own) have closed. Gathering together for worship has been replaced almost everywhere by live-streaming, so that there is no more ‘meaningful’ gathering of believers for the preaching...