WTS Board Meeting: Findings on Commission on Allegations Reported
Hewitson, Page 78
1. In agreement with the Westminster Standards, Mr. Shepherd expressed once again to the Commission his belief in the unique office of faith in receiving and resting on Christ . . .
2. Mr. Shepherd made clear the meaning in context of his quoted statements which have been alleged to be inconsistent with the Westminster Standards . . .
3. In the presence of the Commission, Mr. Shepherd explicitly indicated his approval and support of the recently produced Westminster Statement on Justification (May 27, 1980).
4. Mr. Shepherd affirmed to the Commission his adherence to the Reformed position concerning the unchangeable predestination of God.
The Commission recommended that "Mr. Shepherd be exonerated.”
(Joel Nederhood, Theodore Pappas, Vern Pothress, and Robert Strimple).
A separate report signed by three members of the seven-man commission recommended the dismissal of Mr. Norman Shepherd because key formulations of his position on justification and the covenant have been and will continue to be misleading to the students and the church.
(Robert Godfret, Calvin Cummings, and Norman Hoeffinger)