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Book of Church Order (PCA)
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11-2
11-2. The jurisdiction of Church courts is only ministerial and declarative, and relates to the doctrines and precepts of …
27-4
27-4. The power which Christ has given the Church is for building up, and not for destruction. It is to be exercised as …
21-4
… as approved by the General Assembly and one of the Presbyteries of the Presbyterian Church in America. No Presbytery shall omit any of these educational requirements except in extraordinary …
57-5
… Of the number of those who were baptized in infancy as members of the Church of God by birthright, and as heirs of the covenant promises, the Session has …
56-4
… and right to the seal of it, and to the outward privileges of the Church, under the Gospel, no less than the children of Abraham in the time of …
24-6
… Having done this, he shall propose to the candidate, in the presence of the church, the following questions, namely: 1. Do you believe the Scriptures of the Old and …
21-5
… you sincerely receive and adopt the Confession of Faith and the Catechisms of this Church, as containing the system of doctrine taught in the Holy Scriptures; and do you …
27-2
27-2. All baptized persons, being members of the Church are subject to its discipline and entitled to the benefits thereof.
27-3
27-3. The exercise of discipline is highly important and necessary. In its proper usage discipline maintains: a. the glory …
The Constitution Defined
III. THE CONSTITUTION DEFINED The Constitution of the Presbyterian Church in America, which is subject to and subordinate to the Scriptures of the Old …
26-1
26-1. The Constitution of the Presbyterian Church in America, which is subject to and subordinate to the Scriptures of the Old …
29-1
… proper object of 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 …
27-1
27-1. Discipline is the exercise of authority given the Church by the Lord Jesus Christ to …
24-1
24-1. Every church shall elect persons to the offices of ruling elder and deacon in the following …
38-4
38-4. When a member of a particular church has willfully neglected the church for a period of one year, or has made …
28-2
28-2. The home and the Church should also make special provision for instructing the children in the Bible and in …
14-6
… to bear testimony against error in doctrine and immorality in practice, injuriously affecting the Church; to decide in all controversies respecting doctrine and discipline; b. To give its advice …
28-1
28-1. The spiritual nurture, instruction and training of the children of the Church are committed by God primarily to their parents. They are responsible to the Church …
8-3
… no corruption of doctrine or of morals enter therein. They must exercise government and discipline, and take oversight not only of the spiritual interests of the particular church, but …
Preliminary Principles
II. PRELIMINARY PRINCIPLES The Presbyterian Church in America, in setting forth the form of government founded upon and agreeable to …
The King and Head of the Church
I. THE KING AND HEAD OF THE CHURCH Jesus Christ, upon whose shoulders the government rests, whose name is called Wonderful, Counselor, …
30-4
30-4. Excommunication is the excision of an offender from the communion of the Church. This censure is to be inflicted only on account of gross crime or heresy …
15-3
… by the Presbytery from its members other than members of the Session of the church from which the case comes up. The commission shall try the case in the …
11-4
… of each court should be distinctly defined. The Session exercises jurisdiction over a single church, the Presbytery over what is common to the ministers, Sessions, and churches within a …
39-3
… religion are to be determined” (WCF 1.10), and that the Constitution of the Presbyterian Church in America is “subordinate to the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments, the …