Presbyterian-Jure-Divino WCF baseline
Christ has instituted a graded series of presbyterial assemblies (session, presbytery, synod, general assembly) by divine right (Form of Government 1645; WCF XXX–XXXI) — the Scottish reading.
The Confession affirms this position as its confessional norm. Personas and schools that hold the Westminster baseline on this attribute will show this value; those who depart from it will show one of the alternatives below.
Who holds this position
Personas (145)
Cruxes on this attribute
The Assembly navigated 2 cruxes that bear directly on Polity.
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Cite this position
Study Reformed, “Presbyterian-Jure-Divino” (Position), Westminster Standards Atlas, version 79a5f9880ac1, https://studyreformed.com/atlas/cite/position/ecclesiology_worship/polity/presbyterian_jure_divino/.
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