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Book of Church Order (PCA)
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19-2
… for his: 1. basic knowledge of Biblical doctrine as outlined in the Confession of Faith and Larger and Shorter Catechisms of the Presbyterian Church in America. 2. practical knowledge …
21-4
… whether he has changed his previous views concerning any points in the Confession of Faith, Catechisms, and Book of Church Order of the Presbyterian Church in America. c. Trials …
Preliminary Principles
… contrary to the Word of God, or (b) which, in regard to matters of faith and worship, are not governed by the Word of God. Therefore, the rights of …
21-5
… originally given, to be the inerrant Word of God, the only infallible rule of faith and practice? 2. Do you sincerely receive and adopt the Confession of Faith and …
56-4
… have reached the age of discretion, they become subject to obligations of the covenant: faith, repentance and obedience. They then make public confession of their faith in Christ, or …
57-5
… for themselves the full privileges and responsibilities of their inheritance in the household of faith. If there be present any candidates for Baptism, the minister may state that: As …
5-9
… that you will walk together as a particular church, on the principles of the faith and order of the Presbyterian Church in America, and that you will be zealous …
24-6
… originally given, to be the inerrant Word of God, the only infallible rule of faith and practice? 2. Do you sincerely receive and adopt the Confession of Faith and …
29-1
… judicial process, is anything in the doctrines or practice of a Church member professing faith in Christ which is contrary to the Word of God. The Confession of Faith …
19-3
… originally given, to be the inerrant Word of God, the only infallible rule of faith and practice? 2. Do you sincerely receive and adopt the Confession of Faith and …
26-3
26-3. Amendments to the Confession of Faith and the Larger and Shorter Catechisms may be made only in the following manner: …
The Constitution Defined
… Of God, consists of its doctrinal standards set forth in the Westminster Confession of Faith, together with the Larger and Shorter Catechisms, and the Book of Church Order, comprising …
1-3
… those persons in every nation, together with their children, who make profession of their faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and promise submission to His laws.
2-1
… one and the same and consists of all those who make profession of their faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, together with their children.
3-5
… ordained for the edification and government of His people, for the propagation of the faith, and for the evangelization of the world.
6-2
6-2. Communing members are those who have made a profession of faith in Christ, have been baptized, and have been admitted by the Session to the …
6-3
… the church, even though they are adults and have made no profession of their faith in Christ.
6-4
6-4. Those only who have made a profession of faith in Christ, have been baptized, and admitted by the Session to the Lord's Table, …
7-1
… collected His people out of different nations, and united them to the household of faith by the ministry of extraordinary officers who received extraordinary gifts of the Spirit and …
8-2
… possess a competency of human learning and be blameless in life, sound in the faith and apt to teach. He should exhibit a sobriety and holiness of life becoming …
11-2
… First, they can make no laws binding the conscience; but may frame symbols of faith, bear testimony against error in doctrine and immorality in practice, within or without the …
13-6
… to state the specific instances in which he may differ with the Confession of Faith and Catechisms in any of their statements and/or propositions, which differences the court shall …
13-7
… and subscribe to the above obligation as a just and true exhibition of my faith and principles, and do resolve and promise to exercise my ministry in conformity thereunto.
16-3
… natural and acquired, every one admitted to an office should be sound in the faith, and his life be according to godliness. Wherefore every candidate for office is to …
18-3
… grace of God to maintain a becoming Christian character, and to be diligent and faithful in making full preparation for the sacred ministry? 2. Do you promise to submit …
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Divines, cruxes, schools, and heads of doctrine
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Heads of doctrine
The Covenant of Grace
… God freely offers unto sinners life and salvation by Jesus Christ, requiring of them faith in him. WCF VII.3-6 teaches that the covenant of grace is one in substance …
Justification
… obedience and full satisfaction of Christ, by God imputed to them and received by faith alone. WCF XI is the heart of the Reformed soteriology.
Saving Faith
The grace of faith, by which the elect are enabled to believe to the saving of their souls, …
Good Works
… as God has commanded in his holy Word, proceeding from a heart purified by faith, are properly good works. They are the fruits and evidences of a true and …
Assurance of Grace
… the Spirit of adoption. Yet assurance does not belong to the essence of saving faith: a true believer may wait long and conflict with many difficulties before attaining it …
Cruxes
Good and Necessary Consequence
How does Scripture warrant doctrines it does not explicitly state?
The Mosaic Covenant
Sinai: republication of the covenant of works, or administration of the covenant of grace?
The Children of Believers and the Sign of the Covenant
Who belongs in the visible covenant, and what is the sign?
Justification and the Antinomian Crisis
How do you secure sola fide without letting the law fall away?
Assurance: Of the Essence of Saving Faith?
Does every true believer have full assurance, or is assurance a separate gift?