Nehemiah 1-6

What Forms Does Opposition Take?

1 Comment / Nehemiah 1-6, PCUSA / By /

Nehemiah suffered the opposition of men who did not want to see the Jews succeed in rebuilding the wall of Jerusalem. From the first six chapters of the book of Nehemiah, we find opposition in the following forms, some of which are evident today within the PCUSA: 1. The destruction of the Jerusalem wall, and the burning of its gates (Neh. 1:3).             Evangelical/conservative Presbyterians see this happen in the PCUSA in the form of deconstruction of our doctrinal foundation, redefinition of faithfulness, acceptance of sinful practice as normative. 2. Accusations of disloyalty to worldly authorities (Neh. 2:19)             “You’re […]

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Courage Amidst Opposition (Nehemiah 1-6)

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The weekend retreat gathered forty-five women, many of them new in the faith, to a lovely site on the Pacific Ocean. The speaker’s topic was “Courage,” which would seem to have obvious application for women today; but the choice of Nehemiah 1 through 6 as the text was fascinating to me. God moved quite strongly among and in the women, and for that we were all very grateful! While listening to our speaker, the geek in me “traveled” to the former time and place and what the rebuilding of Jerusalem’s wall meant to God’s people, to their opponents, and, yes,

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