Category: GS 1986

GS 1986 ARTICLE 133 Letter from Committee for Contact OPC Committee 4 presents: A.    MATERIAL –  Agenda VIII, J, 1, b Letter from the Committee for Contact OPC. B.    OBSERVATION The committee informs the General Synod of 1986 that the Rev. P. Kingma was not able to approve the report of the committee. His name…

GS 1986 ARTICLE 134 Reopening The chairman reopens the meeting and requests that Psalm 24:1, 2, and 5 be sung. Roll call is held. Elder H. Veenendaal is absent with notification. Synod is adjourned. The committees meet.

GS 1986 ARTICLE 132 Report on Contact OPC (See Arts. 46, 53, 56, 67, 70, 124, 126, 128) Discussion re point E continues. A motion, duly seconded, reads: Replace Considerations by: b.  Although “the committee considers that the GA has not allowed deviation from their standards, nor has it sanctioned heresy such as would require…

GS 1986 ARTICLE 131 Acts Acts, Articles 122-129 are read and adopted.

GS 1986 ARTICLE 130 Reopening The chairman reopens the meeting, requests that Hymn 59:1, 2, and 3 be sung, reads 1 Timothy 1:18-2:15, and leads in prayer. Roll call is held. All members of synod are present.

GS 1986 ARTICLE 129 Adjournment Elder G.J. Nordeman requests that Psalm 133:1 and 2 be sung, and leads in prayer. Synod is adjourned.

GS 1986 ARTICLE 128 Report on Contact OPC (See Arts. 46, 53, 56, 67, 70, 124, 126) The discussion continues. MATERIAL –   Agenda , VIII , J, 1, point C. A motion , duly seconded, reads: To replace recommendations 3 and 4 as follows: 3.     To charge the committee to continue the discussion on divergencies,…

GS 1986 ARTICLE 127 Reopening The chairman reopens the meeting and requests that Psalm 25:2 and 4 be sung. Roll call is held. All members are present.

GS 1986 ARTICLE 126 Report on Contact OPC (See Art. 46, 53, 56, 67, 70, 125) The discussion continues. Committee 4 presents: MATERIAL –   Agenda , VIII , J, I, point A. A.    Synod 1983 gave the mandate to the Committee for Contact OPC as follows: “To continue contact with the OP C, while taking…

GS 1986 ARTICLE 125 Reopening The chairman reopens the meeting, and requests that Psalm 131:1, 2, and 3 be sung. Roll call is held. All members are present.