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Another minister who apparently finds it hard to understand the words of his ordination oath!

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A Free Presbyterian minister affirms submission to the follow questions at his ordination.

Will you maintain with all the strength God shall give you the position on Biblical separation from apostasy as taken by the Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster in 1951 at the time of its secession from the Presbyterian Church in Ireland?

As God helps you will you expose and resist the continued apostasy from Christ manifested within Irish Presbyterianism, Methodism, Episcopalianism and other visible church bodies; exhorting God’s people to obey the teaching and commandment of 1 Timothy 6: 3-5?

The following Facebook advert was sent to me . . . .

Moyrourkan True Blues Flute Band

Moyrourkan True Blues JLOL 144

Mark your calendars for Sunday 24th May.

The parade will leave Moyrourkan Orange Hall at 2:30pm, making its way to Clare Presbyterian Church for a service at 3:00pm.

The dedication service will be conducted by the Grand Chaplain of the Junior Grand Lodge, Deputy County Grand Chaplain, and Chaplain of Tandragee District, Wor. Bro. Rev. David McLaughlin.

How many more Free Presbyterian ministers are ready to stand in the pulpits of the apostate denomination and by their actions endorse ecumenism, liberal theology and encourage people to continue defying God by their support of denominations in rebellion against God’s Word?

I am convinced that when they are in such pulpits there is never a word spoken against ecumenism and apostasy!

Here is God’s command to all of His people.

“Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty,”

2 Corinthians 6:17-18.

Entering the pulpit of a denomination in rebellion against God is much more than a TOUCH!

Will men not learn from the shaming debacle Rev Paul Thompson got himself into by such folly?

Such public articles as this is a doing of that which our Presbytery leadership is failing to do!

The present spirit of disobedience within our ranks have not gone unnoticed by the the Lord but rather it has “entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth,” James 5:4.

Even an ‘ass’ can see and understand the Lord’s opposition to what foolish men insist on engaging in!

Numbers 22:22-34.

“Them that sin rebuke before all, that others also may fear,” 1 Timothy 5:20.

Rev Ivan Foster (Rtd)
13h May 2026

The truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth

“The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth,” Ecclesiastes 12:10.

Earlier today, I had started and almost finished an examination of a statement issued by Rev Paul Thompson yesterday, defending his decision to participate in a meeting in Draperstown Presbyterian Church, which I, and others, had criticised.

The organisers of the meeting was a group going by the Irish name:

The sympathies of this organisation may be understood by considering the activities of the man who is its secretary:

Mr Seán Mac Giolla Fhiondáin

I understand from a Google search, that his name basically means, ‘Son of the servant of St. Fionnán/Brendan. The name derives from Giolla Fhiondáin, where Giolla means devotee or servant, and Fhiondáin refers to the saint. While there are multiple Irish saints named Fionnán, the name is often associated with Saint Finnian of Clonard.’

Hmmm!!!!!

This individual recently took part in a ‘commemoration gathering’, honouring the IRA terrorists shot by the army during their attack on Loughgall police station, back in 1987.

I left off that article because the following statement had been issued by Rev Paul Thompson.

That statement would imply that Rev Thompson was not acquainted with the character of the organisation from which he had accepted an invitation to speak at a meeting in Draperstown Presbyterian Church.

If I believed that, then I must consider Mr Thompson quite a naive fool to accept an invitation from an organisation that went under an Irish name and yet he did not investigate just who or what it was he was getting involved with!

I simply do not believe that Mr Thompson is an ‘innocent abroad’. I must reject the implication that he did not know who he was getting mixed up with!

Last Year

I posted an article back in April last year, entitled:

The Irish Language and the Sinn Fein/IRA campaign to extort more money from the public purse to finance their ‘Gaelitising’ Ulster!

It was a response to a report by the BBC here in Northern Ireland, of a meeting in Antrim. (more…)

Response to attempted denial!

My recent post and email of the advertisement of a meeting in Draperstown Presbyterian Church has prompted some to allege that the meeting announced in this advert is not linked to Draperstown Presbyterian Church!

One Free Presbyterian has been circulating the following, ‘It is kindly granted. It’s a Historical Society using a vacant church building to facilitate Paul to preach the Gospel.’

That being so, somebody failed to tell the Draperstown Presbyterian Church minister!

Here is the advert again and also a video of the minister of that church making the announcement.

The video – about 45 seconds into the announcement
Please note the words by the minster, ‘Here in the church . . . ‘

Perhaps the video of an announcement in that church will help people to make up their minds as to the truth!

Sincerely in Christ’s name,

Rev Ivan Foster (Rtd)
11th May 2026