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10.1

9-1

9-1. The office of deacon is set forth in the Scriptures as ordinary and perpetual in the Church. The office is one of sympathy and …

12.2

11-2

… the Church, which must be agreeable to the doctrines relating thereto contained in the Scriptures, the circumstantial details only of these matters being left to the Christian prudence and …

12.3

11-3

11-3. All Church courts are one in nature, constituted of the same elements, possessed inherently of the same kinds of rights and powers, and differing only as the …

18.3

17-3

17-3. As every ecclesiastical office, according to the Scriptures, is a special charge, no man shall be ordained unless it be to the …

19.5

18-5

… be authorized and encouraged by the Presbytery to conduct public worship, to expound the Scriptures to the people, and to engage in other forms of Christian work. These forms …

20.7

19-7

19-7. The Holy Scriptures require that some trial be previously made of those who are to be ordained …

21.1

20-1

… and practice fully and freely the whole counsel of God, as contained in the Scriptures and understood in the Westminster Confession of Faith. It shall be in accord with …

27.1

26-1

… of the Presbyterian Church in America, which is subject to and subordinate to the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments, the inerrant Word of God, consists of its …

28.3

27-3

… for the purpose of godliness (1 Timothy 4:7); therefore, it demands a self-examination under Scripture. Its ends, so far as it involves judicial action, are the rebuke of offenses, …

47.9

47-9

… Bible teaches that the following are proper elements of worship service: reading of Holy Scripture, singing of psalms and hymns, the offering of prayer, the preaching of the Word, …

48.3

48-3

… that they may not be hindered thereby from sanctifying the Sabbath, as the Holy Scriptures require.

48.6

48-6

… God to their minister, and for a blessing upon his ministry, by reading the Scriptures, and by holy meditation, prepare for communion with God in his public ordinances.

48.7

48-7

… be spent in prayer, in devotional reading, and especially in the study of the Scriptures, meditation, catechising, religious conversation, the singing of psalms, hymns, or spiritual songs; visiting the …

49.4

49-4

… is important and desirable that families worship together. The Public Reading of the Holy Scriptures

50.2

50-2

50-2. The reading of the Holy Scriptures in the congregation is a part of the public worship of God and should …

50.3

50-3

50-3. The Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments shall be read from a good translation, not …

52.2

52-2

… preservation and progress of the spiritual life; e. Pleading from every principle warranted in Scripture; from our own necessity; the all-sufficiency of God; the merit and intercession of our …

52.4

52-4

… as well as for preaching. He should, by a thorough acquaintance with the Holy Scriptures, by the study of the best writers on prayer, by meditation, and by a …

54.1

54-1

54-1. The Holy Scriptures teach that God is the owner of all persons and all things and that …

56.4

56-4

… they instruct him in the principles of our holy religion, as contained in the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments, an excellent summary of which we have in …

61.1

61-1

… appropriate psalms or hymns; b. The reading of some suitable portion or portions of Scripture, with such remarks as it may seem proper to the minister to make; c. …

62.1

62-1

62-1. The observance of days of fasting and of thanksgiving, as the dispensations of Divine Providence may direct, is both scriptural and rational.

62.5

62-5

… worship upon all such days; and the prayers, psalms or hymns, the selection of Scripture, and sermons, should all be in a special manner adapted to the occasion.

63.2

63-2

… Lord. In this duty everyone, apart, should spend some time in prayer, reading the Scriptures, holy meditation, and serious self-examination. The many advantages arising from a conscientious performance of …

63.3

63-3

… Family worship, which should be observed by every family, consists in prayer, reading the Scriptures, and singing praises; or in some briefer form of outspoken recognition of God.