On Ethnic Balance
We believe the human tendency to congregate around shared affections is natural and can be good—it creates the blessing of cultures and subcultures, for example. But as with all natural goods in a fallen world, there is a temptation to exalt it to a position of unbiblical importance, thus making it an idol. While an ethnic heritage is something to be grateful for, and which may be preserved in any way consistent with the law of God, it is important to reject every form of identity politics, including kinism—whether malicious, vainglorious, or ideologically separatist/segregationist.
Knox Presbytery, December 1, 2022
Our Response;
On Propositional Declarations
We believe the human tendency to congregate around shared propositional declarations on certain positions is natural and can be good—it creates the blessing of cultures and subcultures, for example. But as with all natural goods in a fallen world, there is a temptation to exalt the making of certain propositional declarations to a position of unbiblical importance, thus making those propositional declarations an idol. While shared propositional declarations are something to be grateful for, and which may be preserved in any way consistent with the law of God, it is important to reject every form of identity politics, including propositional Declarationism – whether malicious, vainglorious, or ideologically separatist/segregationist.
