Robert S. Rayburn

Robert S. Rayburn is an American pastor and theologian. He is the pastor of Faith Presbyterian Church, a PCA church in Tacoma, Washington, and stated clerk of the Presbytery of the Pacific Northwest.[1] Rayburn studied at Covenant College, Covenant Theological Seminary, and the University of Aberdeen.

Rayburn has been described as "the modern patriarch of covenant succession thinking,"[2] for his essay "The Presbyterian Doctrines of Covenant Children, Covenant Nurture and Covenant Succession".[3] He was also the author of the PCA minority report in favor of paedocommunion.[4]

He is the son of Robert G. Rayburn, the founder of Covenant College and Covenant Theological Seminary.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Robert Rayburn". Ligonier Ministries. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  2. ↑ Wikner, Benjamin K. (2004). "Introduction". To You and Your Children: Examining the Biblical Doctrine of Covenant Succession. Canon Press. p. xix.
  3. ↑ Rayburn, Robert S. (1996). "The Presbyterian Doctrines of Covenant Children, Covenant Nurture and Covenant Succession". Presbyterion. 22 (2): 76–112. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  4. ↑ Rayburn, Robert S. "Report of the Ad-Interim Committee to Study the Question of Paedocommunion" (PDF). PCA Historical Center. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  5. ↑ "In Memory of Mrs. La Verne Rayburn". Covenant College. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
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