BCO 22.9

Book of Church Order (PCA)

22.9. 21-9

21-9. In the installation of an ordained minister, the following questions are to be substituted for those addressed to a candidate for ordination, namely: 1. Are you now willing to take charge of this congregation as their pastor, agreeable to your declaration in accepting its call? 2. Do you conscientiously believe and declare, as far as you know your own heart, that, in taking upon you this charge, you are influenced by a sincere desire to promote the glory of God and the good of the Church? 3. Do you solemnly promise that, by the assistance of the grace of God, you will endeavor faithfully to discharge all the duties of a pastor to this congregation, and will be careful to maintain a deportment in all respects becoming a minister of the Gospel of Christ, agreeable to your ordination engagements? Questions to Congregation5

For discussion

  1. Put this answer in your own words, then say what it rules out — what belief is it written against?